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“i had to test your courage, the stranger said.courage is the quality most essential to understand the Language of the World...you must not let up, even after having come so far, he continued. you m...”
“The boy didn't know what a person's "destiny" was. "It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is.""At that point in their lives, everyt...”
“It is destiny which takes you to people who have the answers to your questions.”
“The alchemist picked up a book that someone in the caravan had brought. Leafing through the pages, he found a story about Narcissus.The alchemist knew the legend of Narcissus, a youth who knelt dai...”
“To realize one's destiny is a person's only obligation”
“I had a dream, and I met with a king. I sold crystal and crossed the desert. And, because the tribes declared war, I went to the well, seeking the alchemist. So, I love you because the entire unive...”
“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his destiny. If he abandons that pursuit, it's because it wasn't true love.”
“And what is that thing which you promise to provide?- 'The beauty of the soul and the simplicity of happiness', he replied.”
“Art is a culmination of all that one stands for”
“He could make mistakes.... the first time.”
“Do you mind telling me what you pray?""I pray for the wisdom to find meaning in the . . . her death."And have you?""No, Mrs. Aislabie, I find no meaning. But perhaps that's because I'm too small to...”
“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 ...”
“ "That at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of whats happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. Thats the worlds greatest lie." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -”
“Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees”
“But this payment goes well beyond my generosity," the monk responded."Dont say that again. Life might be listening, and give you less the next time.”
“Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him. We, people's hearts, seldom say much about those treasures, because people no longer want to go in search of them. We speak of them only to childre...”
“What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in a...”
“Never stop dreaming, the old king had said."Follow the omens.”
“that's why I want you to continue toward your goal. If you have to wait until the war is over, then wait. But if you have to go before then, go on in pursuit of your dream.”
“Then, sometime during the fourth year, the omens will abandon you, because you've stopped listening to them.”
