Life is a garden: You reap what you sow.

— Paulo Coelho

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.

— Paulo Coelho

The simple things are also the most extraordinary, but only the wise can see them.

— 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.

— Paulo Coelho

The visible is always a mirror of the invisible. The reality is imagined before it manifests itself.

— Paulo Coelho

Loneliness, when accepted, is a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.

— Paulo Coelho

You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.

— Paulo Coelho

Sometimes you need to lose your old self to find yourself. But when you find yourself, don’t lose yourself again.

— Paulo Coelho

No one is in charge of your happiness but you.

— Paulo Coelho

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

— Paulo Coelho (via kari-shma)

(Source: kari-shma)

Anyone who love in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. Love for the sake of love itself.

— Paulo Coelho

Live with no regrets and love with no excuses.

— Paulo Coelho

To heal our wounds, we need courage to face them.

— Paulo Coelho