121 quotes found
“Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time”
“If a person is living out his Personal Legend, he knows everything he needs to know. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”
“What you 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 additio...”
“Intense, unexpected suffering passes more quickly than suffering that is apparently bearable; the latter goes on for years and, without our noticing, eats away at our souls, until, one day, we are ...”
“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”
“So he could not be hasty or impatient. If he pushed forward impulsively, he would fail to see the signs and omens left by God along his path.God placed them along my path. He had surprised himself ...”
“Well, then, why should I listen to my heart?""Because you will never again be able to keep it quiet.”
“It's only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the Master Work”
“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.”
“Those who don't understand their personal legends will fail to comprehend its teachings.”
“...one dies of thirst just when the palm tress have appeared on the horizon.”
“It's a book that says the same thing almost all the other books in the world say," continued the old man. "It describes people's inability to choose their own Personal Legends. And it ends up sayin...”
“I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfill our d...”
“What's the world's greatest lie?' the boy asked, completely surprised.'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...”
“It's now what enters men's mouths that's evil. It's what comes out of their mouths that is.”
“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.”
“Why do they make things so complicated?""So that those who have the responsibility for understanding can understand.," he said. "Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold wo...”
“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. Forget about the future, a...”
“Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible.”
“His way isn't the same as mine, nor mine as his. But we're both in search of our destinies, and I respect him for that.”
