Paulo Coelho Quotes

From what we get, we can make a living; what we give, however, makes a life.

Life is an incurable disease leading to death, but it's also an unrequested gift, which, if we can manage to keep giving it away to others, can keep giving back everything to us.

When I got on stage, I felt this bolt of electricity hit me, and it was this shock of, 'This is exactly what I'm supposed to do with my life.'

You take away all the other luxuries in life, and if you can make someone smile and laugh, you have given the most special gift: happiness.

Happiness is the natural flower of duty.

I don't just write hits for myself, or for other artists, or to just be writing it. I write it because I was born to do this. I was given this gift, and I'm making the most of my opportunity.

Life in abundance comes only through great love.

We're passing on something of ourselves to others. I feel that's what makes our life full of meaning. It's hard to have meaning in a closet, encapsulated by nothing. I think you really have to expand yourself and your life and do what you can for other people.

The fullness of life comes from an identity built on giving and on joy.

Struggle so that all may live this rich, overflowing life. And be sure that in this struggle you will find a joy greater than anything else can give.

Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains.

The purpose of life is to discover your gift. The work of life is to develop it. The meaning of life is to give your gift away.

It's not enough to have lived. We should be determined to live for something. May I suggest that it be creating joy for others, sharing what we have for the betterment of personkind, bringing hope to the lost and love to the lonely.

Enthusiasm gives life to what is invisible; and interest to what has no immediate action on our comfort in this world.

Giving love is the real beautiful experience, because then you are an emperor.

Life is not a possession to be defended, but a gift to be shared.

We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share.

We are here for a reason. We all have a gift or gifts to share. You want to look inside your heart and your soul, and you want to tap into the one thing you love to do. Develop it. Share it. Nurture it. You were meant to have that gift.

We’ve been filled with great treasure for one purpose: to be spilled.

QUESTION: Do you know what the greatest test is? ANSWER:Do you still get excited about what you do when you get up in the morning?

When we live our lives not for vanity, but for the sake of God and the betterment of humanity, that's what gives us immortality.

Service is a limitless opportunity, it is the reason why we breathe.

Goals give purpose. Purpose gives faith. Faith gives courage. Courage gives enthusiasm. Enthusiasm gives energy. Energy gives life. Life lifts you over the bar.

We're all gonna land, we don't have rocket packs that last forever. But these things that we love, these things that give us purpose, these moments along the way are our parachutes. So I feel very fortunate to have all of these. Art and my family are pretty much my biggest parachutes.