Quotes from Paulo Coelho

Each human being has the right to two blessings, which are: the blessing to do right, and the blessing to err. In the latter case, there is always a path of learning leading to the right way.

We must at all costs avoid saying no because people prefer those who say yes, and this allows us to survive in hostile territory.

A warrior of light knows that in the silence of his heart he will hear an order that will guide him.

In reality things reveal nothing to us. It is people who, by looking into at things, discover a way of penetrating the Soul of the World.

Blaming the government for all the bad things that happen.

Thinking that being a good, decent, respectable person will mean that others will see you as weak, vulnerable, and easy to manipulate.

Being equally convinced that aggression and rudeness are synonymous with having a "powerful personality."

Sometimes Evil pursues the Warrior of the Light, and when it does, he calmly invites it into his tent.

The Warrior of the Light knows that everyone is afraid of everyone else.

We shall choose our adversaries, not the other way around.

...and I discovered something: the meaning of my life was whatever I wanted it to be.

He knows his own faults, but also knows his qualities.

The warrior is always trying to improve.

No man is an island. To fight the good fight we need help.

We must marry, have children, reproduce the species.

The great virtue of those who seek the spiritual path is courage.

Then, accepting the help of God and of God's signs, he allows his personal legend to guide him toward the tasks that life has reserved for him.

It is necessary to be humble in order to learn.

The warrior of light plunges unhesitatingly into the river of passions always flowing through his life.

Using every means possible to show that, although you're just an ordinary human being, you're far above other mortals.

Often, warriors find their lives meaningless.

Each Warrior of the Light contains within him the spark of God.

Yesterday's pain is the Warrior of the Light's strength.

Blessed are those who are not afraid to admit that they don't know something