Witch Of Portobello Quotes

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  What is a teacher? I'll tell you: it isn't someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspiring, Teacher, Teaching

  "The Witch of Portobello". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2007.

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• There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Life, Positive

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Apr 08, 2014

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• When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Inspirational, Change

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Oct 14, 2016

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• So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Romantic, Valentines Day

  Paulo Coelho (1998). “The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition”, HarperSanFrancisco

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• When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Life, Happiness

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jul 30, 2014

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

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Wise, Wisdom

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jun 13, 2014

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• And the best way to know who we are is often to find out how others see us.

  Paulo Coelho

  Who We Are, Way, Knows

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• No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people's eyes, to reveal the marvels around.

  Paulo Coelho

  Beauty, Eye, Doors

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• If there is any possible consolation in the tragedy of losing someone we love very much, it's the necessary hope that perhaps it was for the best.

  Paulo Coelho

  Losing Someone, Tragedy, Consolation

  Paulo Coelho (2011). “The Witch of Portobello”, p.13, HarperCollins UK

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• No one can manipulate anyone else. In any relationship, both parties know what they're doing. even if one complains later on that they were used.

  Paulo Coelho

  Party, Complaining, Used

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• Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant and rank.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Spring, Cutting

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• Everyone's looking for the perfect teacher, but although their teachings might be divine, teachers are all too human, and that's something people find hard to accept. Don't confuse the teacher with the lesson, the ritual with the ecstasy, the transmitter of the symbol with the symbol itself.

  Paulo Coelho

  Teacher, Teaching, People

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• Laugh at your worries and insecurities. View your anxieties with humor. It will be difficult at first, but you'll gradually get used to it.

  Paulo Coelho

  Views, Laughing, Worry

  "The Witch of Portobello". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2007.

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• Everything, absolutely everything on this earth makes sense, and even the smallest things are worthy of our consideration.

  Paulo Coelho

  Inspirational, Life, Earth

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• After all, what is happiness? Love, they tell me. But love doesn't bring and never has brought happiness. On the contrary, it's a constant state of anxiety, a battlefield; it's sleepless nights, asking ourselves all the time if we're doing the right thing. Real love is composed of ecstasy and agony.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Happiness, Real

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Aug 04, 2016

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• Finally, the Witch justifies her existence by going in search of complete and limitless pleasure.

  Paulo Coelho

  Women, Witch, Limitless

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• Our time on this earth is sacred, and we should celebrate every moment.

  Paulo Coelho

  Earth, Sacred, Celebration

  "The Witch of Portobello: A Novel (P.S.)". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2006.

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• When you dance you can enjoy the luxury of being you.

  Paulo Coelho

  Dance, Luxury, Enjoy

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• I've noticed that loneliness gets stronger when we try to face it down, but gets weaker when we simply ignore it.

  Paulo Coelho

  Loneliness, Trying, Stronger

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• Because when we love, we always strive to become better than we are.

  Paulo Coelho

  Valentines Day, Alchemist, Inspiring Love

  Paulo Coelho (1998). “The Alchemist - 10th Anniversary Edition”, HarperSanFrancisco

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• Love cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Rivers, Prisoner

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• No one places her dreams in the hands of those who might destroy them.

  Paulo Coelho

  Dream, Hands, Might

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• You are what you believe yourself to be.

  Paulo Coelho

  Life, Happiness, Inspiring

  FaceBook post by Paulo Coelho from Jul 18, 2014

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• Don't be like those people who believe in "positive thinking" and tell themselves that they're loved and strong and capable. You don't need to do that because you know it already.

  Paulo Coelho

  Strong, Believe, Positive Thinking

  "The Witch of Portobello". Book by Paulo Coelho, 2006.

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• Love fills everything. It cannot be desired because it is an end in itself. It cannot betray because it has nothing to do with possession. It cannot be held prisoner because it is a river and will overflow its banks. Anyone who tries to imprison love will cut off the spring that feeds it, and the trapped water will grow stagnant.

  Paulo Coelho

  Love, Spring, Cutting

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