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The Alchemist (Paulo Coelho)

All things are one.

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

Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents.

Everything in life has its price.

The world's greatest lie is that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening, and our lives become controlled by fate.

You must always know what it is that you want.

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.

Never stop dreaming.

There is a language in the world that everyone understands.

When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of.

Everything in life is an omen.

There is a universal language, understood by everybody, but already forgotten.

There is a mysterious chain that links one thing to another.

People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.

We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.

Language without words… the universal language.

Everything on earth is being continuously transformed, because the earth is alive… and it has a soul. We are part of that soul, so we rarely recognize that it is working for us.

Everyone has his or her own way of learning things.

The world has a soul, and that whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of things.

If you can concentrate always on the present, you'll be a happy man.

Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we're living right now.

The world speaks many languages.

People become fascinated with pictures and words, and wind up forgetting the Language of the World.

Eat when it's time to eat. Move along when it's time to move along.

Love is the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart. Something older than humanity, more ancient than the desert. Something that exerted the same force whenever two pairs of eyes met.

The pure Language of the World requires no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time.

The dunes are changed by the wind but the desert never changes.

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.

Each day in itself, brings with it an eternity.

The desert tests all men: it challenges every step, and kills those who become distracted.

It's not what enters men's mouths that's evil. It's what comes out of their mouths that is.

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.

Show me where there is life out in the desert. Only those who can see such signs of life are able to find treasure.

Life attracts life.

No reason is needed for loving.

If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.

Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World, and it will one day return there.

All people who are happy have God within them.

Every search begins with beginner's luck. And every search ends with the victor's being severely tested.

The darkest hour of the night comes before dawn.

When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed.

No one fails to suffer the consequences of everything under the sun.

Your eyes show the strength of your soul.

Men never have understood the words of the wise.

Don't give in to your fears.

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

Usually the threat of death makes people a lot more aware of their lives.

When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you, and even men can turn themselves into the wind.

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.

No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a certain role in the history of the world. And normally, he doesn't know it.

Where your treasure is, there also will be your heart.






If I Knew…
If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep,
I would tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep.
If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door,
I would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more.
If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in praise,
I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back day after day.
For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight.
And we always get a second change to make everything right.
There will always be another day to say "I love you's,"
And certainly there's another chance to say our "anything I can do's?"
But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get,
I'd like to say how much I love you and I hope we never forget.
Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike,
And today may be the chance you get to hold your loved one tight.
So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today?
For if tomorrow never comes, you'll surely regret the day,
That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss,
And you were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish.
So hold your loved ones close today, and whisper in their ear,
That you love them very much and you'll always hold them dear.
Take time to say "I'm sorry," "Please forgive me," "Thank you," or "It's okay,"
And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.