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Quotes About Grace

Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need.
~ Paulo Coelho
I think classical ballet dancers dance on pointe because they're simultaneously touching the earth and reaching up to the skies
~ Paulo Coelho
We can see the Divine in each speck of dust, but that doesn't stop us from wiping it away with a wet sponge. The Divine doesn't disappear; it's transformed into the clean surface.
~ Paulo Coelho
Elegance is accepted and admired because it makes no effort to be elegant.
~ Paulo Coelho
God is here, right now, at our side. We can see him in this mist, in the ground we're walking on, even in my shoes. His angels keep watch while we sleep and help us in our work. In order to find God, you have only to look around.
~ Paulo Coelho
How does light enter a house? If the windows are open. How does light enter a human? If the door of love is open.
~ Paulo Coelho
Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others.
~ Paulo Coelho
You can't say to the spring: Come now and last as long as possible. You can only say: Come and bless me with your hope, and stay as long as you can.
~ Paulo Coelho
One of Love's qualities--namely, Forgiveness.
~ Paulo Coelho
She [the Virgin Mary] was normal. She had already had other children. The Bible tells us that Jesus had two brothers. Virginity, as it relates to Jesus, is based on a different thing: Mary initiated a new generation of grace. A new era began. She is the cosmic bride, Earth, which opens to the heavens and allows itself to be fertilized.
~ Paulo Coelho
When we are walking our chosen path, we walk elegantly, emanating light.
~ Paulo Coelho
the grandeur of God reveals itself through simple things
~ Paulo Coelho
The world is being created and destroyed in this very moment. Whoever you met will reappear, whoever you lost will return. Don't betray the grace that was bestowed on you. Understand what is going on inside you and you will understand what is going on inside everyone else. Don't imagine that I came to bring peace. I came with a sword.
~ Paulo Coelho
The need to complicate something whose very beauty lay in simplicity and passion.
~ Paulo Coelho
Do not concern yourself with what you know or what you do not know. Do not think about the past or the future, merely allow God's hands to write the surprises of the present on each new day.
~ Paulo Coelho
My dear, everyone makes mistakes. You're forgiven, but I cannot force that forgiveness on you. It's your choice.
~ Paulo Coelho
Sometimes, certain of God's blessings arrive by shattering all the windows.
~ Paulo Coelho
There in the silence of her own heart, she prayed the goddess to enlighten her and teach her mercy, and she prayed that Sakota might awaken to the grace of mercy shown her so that life could be saved. Strengthened by her prayers, the
~ Pearl S. Buck
Volvía a escuchar esa despedida maricona diciéndole: Fue bonito conocerte. Pero qué descaro del güevón darle la cortada con tanta finura.
~ Unknown
As one student said, "Lower your standards and relax as it is.
~ Pema Chodron
THE ESSENCE of generosity is letting go.
~ Pema Chodron
Cutting our expectations for a cure is a gift we can give ourselves.
~ Pema Chodron
Remember Grace, if you let anger into your heart, it will push out your ability to love.
~ Bree Despain, The Dark Divine
The high road is littered with pot shots.
~ Unknown