Don’t confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself.
Quotations
Paulo Coelho
We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path.
Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.
You have to take risks. We will only understand the miracle of life fully when we allow the unexpected to happen.
I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It's all a question of how I view my life.
Ester asked why people are sad.
“That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.”
