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LIVE. If you live, god will live with you. If you refuse to run his risks, he'll retreat to that distant heaven and be merely a subject for philosophical speculation.
— Paulo Coelho
Every day, God gives us the sun — and also one moment in which we have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy.
— Paulo Coelho
If you concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man. You'll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens...Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living right now.
— Paulo Coelho
I want to be someone capable of seeing the unseen faces, of seeing those who do not seek fame or glory, who silently fulfil the role life has given them. I want to be able to do this because the most important things, those that shape our existence, are precisely the ones that never show their faces.
— Paulo Coelho
People no longer try to decipher the mystery of life but choose instead to be a part of it.
— Paulo Coelho
Work is a blessing when it helps us to think about what were doing;but it become a curse when its sole use is to stop us thinking about the meaning of our life.
— Paulo Coelho
It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting
— Paulo Coelho
It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny
— Paulo Coelho
A disciple...can never imitate his guide's steps. You have your own way of living your life, of dealing with problems, and of winning. Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.
— Paulo Coelho
So you must learn to follow your destiny, whatever it may be, with joy. As flowers grow, they show off their beauty and are appreciated by all; then, after they die, they leave their seeds so that others may continue God's work.
— Paulo Coelho
These seeds will always be tulips, even if at the moment you cannot tell them apart from other flowers. They will never turn into roses or sunflowers, no matter how much they might desire to. And if they try to deny their own existence, they will live life bitter and die.
— Paulo Coelho
They say that in the second before our death, each of us understands the real reason for our existence, and out of that moment, heaven or hell is born.
— Paulo Coelho