Quotes About Discovery

Every person on earth has a gift, he began. In some, the gift manifests itself spontaneously; others have to work to discover what it is.

There are things that are brought into our lives to lead us back to the true path of our Personal Legend. Other things arise so we can apply all that we have learned. And, finally, some things come along to teach us.

I feel like making the mistakes I always wanted to make, but never had the courage to...I can make new friends and teach them how to be crazy too in order to be wise. I'll tell them not to follow the manuals of good behaviour but to discover their own lives, desires, adventures and to live

It was then as he discovered that death could elude him that the fear of death returned.

Now, a few minutes ago, you called me master. What is a master: I would say that he is not someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to do his best to discover a knowledge he already has in his soul.

Where will my heart lead if I've yet to wander so many unknown paths?

For years, I had fought against my heart, because I was afraid of sadness, suffering, and abandonment. But now I knew that true love was above all that and that it would be better to die than to fail to love. I had thought that only others had the courage to love. But now I discovered that I too was capable of loving. Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price.

Alchemist is like getting up at dawn and seeing the sun rise when other are asleep

Then you'll die in the midst of trying to realize your Personal Legend. That's a lot better than dying like millions of other people, who never even knew what their Personal Legends were.

You've discovered a wellspring, simply allow it to flow and it will fill your world. Don't try to keep a safe distance so as to see what happens. Don't wait to be certain before you take a step. What you give, you will receive, although it might sometimes come from the place you least expect. (p229)

Every second of the search is an encounter with God

Relax, allow the mind to become empty, and surprise yourself with the great treasure that begins to flow from your soul.

And the boy sat there by the well for a long time, remembering that one day in Tarifa the levanter had brought to him the perfume of that woman, and realizing that he had loved her before he even knew she existed. He knew that his love for her would enable him to discover every treasure in the world.

Now all the mountains had been conquered and astronauts had walked in space. There were no more islands on earth—no matter how small—left to be discovered.

He analyses every strategy and asks: what would I do if I had to fight myself? He thus discover his weak points.

Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents

Show me where there is life in the desert. Only those who can see such signs of life are able to find treasure.

How the path was forged

He closed the door but he knew that, for those who seek to step beyond the threshold, the door is always open. You need only turn the knob.

We looked for the easiest way out: a separate reality.

4 the first time, I will avoid anything that makes me suffer, because suffering is not a virtue.. I will not complain about life, saying, Everything is always the same and I have nothin' 2 change it. Because I'm livin' this day as if it were my first and, while it lasts, I will discover things that I didn't even know were there.

I'm off in search of adventure,even though i am sixty fve and fully aware of all the limitations that age can bring....

When I have been truly searching for my treasure, everyday has been luminous, because I've known that every hour was a part of the dream that I would find it. When I have been truly searching for my treasure, I've discovered things along the way that I never would have seen had I not had the courage to try things that seemed impossible for a shepherd to achieve.

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