The Alchemist Quotes

“Everyone believes the world's greatest lie..." says the mysterious old man.
"What is the world's greatest lie?" the little boy asks.
The old man replies, "It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie.”
― paulo coelho

“The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better."
-- The Alchemist”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Well, then, why should I listen to my heart?"
"Because you will never again be able to keep it quiet.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you´ll find your treasure”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“You came so that you could learn about your dreams," said the old woman. "And dreams are the language of God. When he speaks in our language, I can interpret what he has said. But if he speaks in the language of the soul, it is only you who can understand.”
― Paulo Coelho

“But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that wil carry him into places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“When someone sees the same people everyday, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”
― Paulo Coelho The Alchemist

“Life doesn´t come with any guarantees. You have to risk it to get the biscuit." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren't, or of moments that could have been found but were forever hidden in the sands.”
― Paulo Coelho , The Alchemist

“Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.”
― Paulo Coelho The Alchemist

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow.”
― Paulo Coelho The Alchemist

“… "That at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what´s happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That´s the world´s greatest lie." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“He was sure that it made no difference to her on which day he appeared: for her, every day was the same, and when each day is the same as the next, it's because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.”
― Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”
― Paulo Coelho

“Bolehkah aku berimajinasi sejenak, bahwa selama ini, mereka tidak berpura-pura, ketika mereka menyebut aku adalah teman mereka.”
― Rudi Elkohler

“Bolehkah aku berimajinasi sejenak ?
bahwa selama ini, mereka tidak berpura-pura, ketika mereka menyebut aku adalah teman mereka.”
― Rudi Elkohler

“Begitulah, aku tak seberuntung mereka yang memiliki kesempatan untuk membahagiakan diri sendiri.”
― Rudi Elkohler

“Jika membenciku lebih mudah, lakukan saja !, dunia berakhir beginipun tak apa - apa.”
― Rudi Elkohler

“Bolehkah aku berimajinasi sejenak ?
Bahwa selama ini, mereka tidak berpura-pura, ketika ketika menyebut aku adalah teman mereka.”
― Rudi Elkohler

“Begitulah, aku tak seberuntung mereka yang punya kesempatan untuk membahagiakan diri sendiri.”
― Rudi Elkohler

“Bolehkah aku berimajinasi sejenak ?
bahwa selama ini, mereka tidak berpura-pura, menyebut aku adalah teman mereka.”
― Rudi Elkohler

“The closer one gets to realising his Personal Legend, the more that Personal Legend becomes his true reason for being”
― Paul Coelho

“What kept you at the oasis was your own fear that you might never come back”
― Paul Coelho

“He saw that omens were scattered throughout the earth and in space, and that there was no reason or significance attached to their appearance; he could see that not the deserts, nor the winds, nor the sun, nor people knew why they had been created. But that the hand had a reason for all of this, and only the hand could perform miracles, or transform the sea into a desert... or a man into the wind. Because only the hand understood that it was a larger design that had moved the universe to the point at which six days of creation had evolved into a master work.
The boy reached through to the Soul of the World, and saw that it was the Soul of God. And he saw that the Soul of God was his own soul. And that he, a boy, could perform miracles.”
― Paul Coelho