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Paulo Coelho
Age: 77
Born: 1947
Born: August 24
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I only invoked what you already knew.
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God is love, generosity and forgiveness if we believe in this, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyse us.
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I don't get anywhere meditating, she said. I see people sitting there with their eyes closed, a smile on their lips or else grave-faced and arrogant, concentrating on absolutely nothing, convinced that they're in touch with God or with the Goddess. So instead, let's listen to some music together.
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You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one.
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A brush with death always helps us to live our lives better.
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We must play music quietly, talk quietly, weep in private, because I am the all-powerful Zahir, who lays down the rules and determines the distance between railway tracks, the meaning of success, the best way to love, the importance of rewards.
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God hides the fires of hell within paradise.
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Don’t be intimidated by other people’s opinions. Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks and do what you really want to do.
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Collective madness is called sanity.
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Love simply is. That is the testament of Athena or Sherine or Hagia Sofia - love is. No definitions. Love and don't ask too many questions. Just love.
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Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they're not. When two bodies meet, it is just the cup overflowing. They can stay together for hours, even days. They begin the dance one day and finish it the next, or - such is the pleasure they experience - they may never finish it. No eleven minutes for them.
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We forget that the world is what we imagine it to be. We stop being the sun and become, instead, the pool of water reflecting it.
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God only rarely reveals the future. When he does so, it is for one reason: it's a future that was written so as to be altered.
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The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.
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It is Easy to be a Hater. Go for the difficult Task: be a Lover!
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Be a source of joy. And let haters complain about the world.
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Making fun of anyone who seeks happiness rather than money and accusing them of lacking ambition.
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This is for you,' he (the Alchemist) said, holding one of the parts (of gold) out to the monk. 'It's for your generosity to the pilgrims.' 'But this payment goes well beyond my generosity,' the monk responded. 'Don't say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.
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God has prepared a path for everyone to follow.
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This was freedom to feel what the heart desired with no thought to the opinion of the rest... She was free, for love liberates.
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