Paulo Coelho Quotes

A stout heart, a clear conscience, and never despair.

I urge you to hold fast to your standards. I plead with you not to waver.

The world shall know that I will keep my faith to friends and enemies, come what will.

A man's character is not judged after he celebrates a victory, but by what he does when his back is against the wall.

The harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. What we obtain too cheap, we esteem too lightly; it is dearness only that gives everything its value. I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress and grow brave by reflection. 'Tis the business of little minds to shrink; but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death.

The things a man has to have are hope and confidence in himself against odds... And he must be ready to choose death before dishonor without making too much song and dance about it.

Anyone can quit, but it takes a strong, committed person not to quit when times are tough.

The three ordinary things that we often don't pay enough attention to, but which I believe are the drivers of all success, are hard work, perseverance, and basic honesty.

Passion is what gets you through the hardest times that might otherwise make strong men weak, or make you give up.

I'll never take the easy way out.

I'm all of those things that I was brought up to really value: honesty, stick with it, don't quit, don't cut and run, stay in there. When you think things might fall apart, believe that you have enough for victory. That's the stuff I have in me.

My faith falters at times. But I have a very, very strong faith in work ethic, for lack of a better way of putting it.

I try to be the same guy every day, no matter the situation, no matter the adversity.

I salute you for your courage, and I applaud your perseverance, and I embrace you for your faith in the face of adversarial forces.

To be honest...here is a task for all that a man has of fortitude...

Unjust I may have been, weak and resentful I have been, but never inconstant.

Perseverance is a choice. It's not a simple, one-time choice, it's a daily one. There's never a final decision.

Fortune may rob us of our wealth, not of our courage.

If you're someone people count on, particularly in difficult moments, that's a sign of a life lived honorably.

You have to persevere and fortify your pertinacity until the will to good becomes a disposition to good.

This hill though high I covent ascend; The difficulty will not me offend; For I perceive the way of life lies here. Come, pluck up, heart; let's neither faint nor fear.

Honour belongs to those who never forsake the truth even when things seem dark and grim, who try over and over again, who are never discouraged by insults, humiliation and even defeat.

Purity, patience and perseverance are the three essentials to success and above all love.

Don't be daunted. Just do your job. Continue to show up for your piece of it, whatever that might be. If your job is to dance, do your dance. If the divine, cockeyed genius assigned to your case decides to let some sort of wonderment be glimpsed, for just one moment through your efforts, then 'Ole!' And if not, do your dance anyhow. And 'Ole!' to you, nonetheless. I believe this and I feel that we must teach it. 'Ole!' to you, nonetheless, just for having the sheer human love and stubbornness to keep showing up.

When a man is in the right path, he must persevere.