Paulo Coelho Quotes

Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.

I never did, or countenanced, in public life, a single act inconsistent with the strictest good faith; having never believed there was one code of morality for a public, and another for a private man.

It is difficult for me to regard anyone who obeys no moral principle in his conduct to be a religious man.

If you are following the dharma no matter what you do it is moral.

Act your part with honor.

The Golden Rule works like gravitation.

Let no man turn aside, ever so slightly, from the broad path of honour, on the plausible pretence that he is justified by the goodness of his end. All good ends can be worked out by good means.

There are people who think that honesty is always the best policy. This is a superstition. There are times when the appearance of it is worth six of it.

If the Coastal Republic had believed in the existence of virtue, it could at least have aspired to hypocrisy.

It is an old adage that honesty is the best policy-this applies to public as well as private life-to States as well as individuals.

Character is doing the right thing when nobody's looking.

I will live and die by this testimony: that I loved a good conscience; that I never invaded another man's liberty; and that I preserved my own.

A Man Without Honor is Worse than Dead.

The warrior of the Light sits around a fire with his companions.

There can be no question of holding forth on ethics. I have seen people behave badly with great morality and I note every day that integrity has no need of rules

A Warrior never accepts what is unacceptable.

Self-restraint is the very keystone of the ethics of vow-taking.

My honor is dearer to me than my life.

The way of the warrior is based on humanity, love and sincerity

Your reputation is in the hands of others. That's what the reputation is. You can't control that. The only thing you can control is your character.

So I like life and I like righteousness; if I cannot keep the two together, I will let life go and choose righteousness.

I never condemn wrongdoing in any area.

Honor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless the truth was painful and unnecessary, or a lie was necessary to save others. Never manipulating the truth to serve only yourself. Protecting the weak and helpless; standing fast even when fear made you weak. Keeping your word.

The Warrior of the light knows that when somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor.

Always do what is right. It will gratify half of mankind and astound the other.