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35 Paulo Coelho Quotes From 'Aleph' That Will Help Ease Your Pain

What can't be cured must be endured.
Rania Naim
October 24, 2016
“It's doubt that drives a man onward.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Doubt, motivation
“In magic -- and in life -- there is only the present moment, the now. You can't measure time the way you measure the distance between two points.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Time, The Present, Now
“Stop repeating the same lesson, because you won't learn anything new that way.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, Lessons, Taking Risks
“The world is being created and destroyed in this very moment. Whoever you met will reappear, whoever you lost will return.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, Time, Karma, Destiny
“Understand what is going on inside you and you will understand what is going on inside everyone else.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, People, self-reflection
“When a sense of dissatisfaction persists, that means it was placed there by God for one reason only: you need to change everything and move forward.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, Faith, Dissatisfaction, Unease
“Tragedy always brings about radical change in our lives, a change that is associated with the same principle: loss. When faced by any loss, there's no point in trying to recover what has been; it's best to take advantage of that large space that opens up before us and fill it with something new.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, Faith, Tragedy, Hard Times
“We always try to interpret things in accordance with what we want and not as they are.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: People, Perception
“If I believe I will win, then victory will believe in me. No life is complete without a touch of madness.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Victim, Madness, Winning, Believe In Yourself
“I know only that a life without cause is a life without effect. And I can't allow that to happen to me.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, purpose, Passion
“Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its brilliance and sadness has no end.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Words, Tears, Joy, Pain, Sadness
“I learned long ago that in order to heal my wounds, I must have the courage to face up to them. I also learned to forgive myself and correct my mistakes.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: forgiveness, Healing, Courage, Mistakes
“No one is a prophet in his own land. We always tend to value what comes from afar. never recognizing the beauty around us,”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Appreciating Life, beauty
“If we seek something, that same thing is seeking us.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, Positive Thinking, The Universe
“What can't be cured must be endured.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, Hardship, Endurance, Pain
“To live is to experience things, not sit around pondering the meaning of life.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, Living, Experiences
“If you spend too much time trying to find out what is good or bad about someone else, you'll forget your own soul and end up exhausted and defeated by the energy you have wasted in judging others.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Judgment, Judging Others, Energy
“If you want to see a rainbow, you have to learn to like the rain.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Life, rainbow, Rain, Ups & Downs
“No one can learn to love by following a manual and no one can learn to write by following a course.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Love, inspiration, Writing, Soul
“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.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Freedom, Self-Acceptance, Taking Risks, Do What You Love
“On the other hand, I know very few people capable of receiving, even when the gift is given with love and generosity. It's as if the act of receiving made them feel inferior, as if depending on someone else was undignified.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Receiving, Receiving Love, Fear
“And like all sensitive people, she's a little, shall we say, unstable.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Sensitive, Sensitive People
“Because love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Love, real love, Love Saves
“People aren't used to that way of thinking, they want everything to stay the same -- and the consequences of that is pain.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Change
“I free myself from hatred through forgiveness and love. I understand that suffering, when it can't be avoided, is here to help me on my way to glory.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Suffering, forgiveness, Love
“The trouble with words is that they give us the illusory sense that we are being understood as well as understanding what others are saying. However, when we turn around and come face to face with our destiny. we discover that words are not enough.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Words, Destiny, Life
“Only a fool makes threat and only another fool feels threatened.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Threat, Fear
“Only someone who can say 'I love you' is capable of saying 'I forgive you.'”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Love, forgiveness
“Be blessed. And just as you are transforming your own life, may you transform the lives of those around you. When they ask, do not forget to give. When they knock at your door, be sure to open it. When they lose something and come to you, do whatever you can to help them find what they have lost. First, though, ask; knock at the door and find what is missing in your life. A hunter always knows what to expect - eat or be eaten.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Loving, Giving, Life, Open Hearts
“You're wrong when you say that other people have recovered from the trauma, they've simply hidden it away in a place they never go to.”
— Paulo Coelho, Aleph
Tagged: Trauma, Pain, Demons