Paulo Coelho on Mental Models Quotes

"When we love, we always strive to become better than we are."

"If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain."

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal."

"The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip."

"Close some doors today. Not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they no longer lead somewhere."

"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."

"When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision."

"If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello."

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."

"There is only one way to learn... It's through action."

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

"Your eyes show the strength of your soul."

"Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life."

"Be crazy! But learn how to be crazy without being the center of attention."

"Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time."

"Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it."

"A warrior of light does not keep repeating the same mistake."

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering."

"The warrior of light knows that he has much to learn. He is aware of his own weaknesses."

"A bow has no conscience: it is a prolongation of the archer’s hand and desire."

"One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

"People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them."

"Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart."

"Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life."

"You are what you believe yourself to be."

"Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant."

"To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation."

"Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily."

"No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world."

"The more in harmony with yourself you are, the more you enjoy what you do and the more quickly you achieve your goal."

"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things."

"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."