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1 " Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honour of losing and the joy of winning I am not here to tell you that defeat is a part of life: we all know that. Only the defeated know Love. Because it is in the realm of love that we fight our first battles – and generally lose. I am here to tell you that there are people who have never been defeated. They are the ones who never fought. They managed to avoid scars, humiliations, feelings of helplessness, as well as those moments when even warriors doubt the existence of God.’’Manuscript Found In Accra – Paulo Coelho "
― Paulo Coelho , Manuscript Found in Accra
2 " Never miss an opportunity to show your love, especially to those close to you, because we are always at our most cautious with them for fear of being hurt. "
3 " For those who are not frightened by the solitude, everything will have a different taste.In solitude, they will discover the love that might otherwise arrive unnoticed. In solitude, they will understand and respect the love that left them.In solitude, they will be able to decide whether it is worth asking that lost love to come back or if they should simply let it go and set off along a new path.In solitude, they will learn that saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue.And those who are alone at this moment, need never be frightened by the words of the devil: ‘You’re wasting your time.’Or by the chief demon’s even more potent words: ‘No one cares about you.’The Divine Energy is listening to us when we speak to other people, but also when we are still and silent and able to accept solitude as a blessing.And when we achieve that harmony, we receive more than we asked for. "
4 " Love is only a word, until we decide to let it possess us with all its force.Love is only a word, until someone arrives to give it meaning.Don't give up. Remember, it's always the last key on the key ring that opens the door. "
5 " Avoid those who seek friends in order to maintain a certain social status or to open doors they would not otherwise be able to approach. "
6 " No matter how you are feeling, get up every morning and prepare to let your light shine forth. "
7 " And if I'm alone in bed, I will go to the window, look up at the sky, and feel certain that loneliness is a lie, because the Universe is there to keep me company. "
8 " Dont try to be useful. Try to be yourself; that is enough, and that makes all the difference. "
9 " And to those who believe that adventures are i say try routine: it kills you far more quickly. "
10 " Success does not come from having one's work recognized by others. It is the fruit of a seed that you lovingly planted. "
11 " Loyalty, love and respect perhaps have never been expounded with such agility like this one ‘Loyalty has its roots in respect and respect is the fruit of Love, and Love drives out the demons of the imagination – which distrust everything and everyone – and, instead, returns purity to our gaze’. He cites that ‘Loyalty can never be imposed by force, fear, insecurity or intimidation’. ‘And because it is a choice, it will never tolerate betrayal, but will always be generous with mistakes’. "
12 " solitude is not absence of love, but its complement "
13 " Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms. "
14 " Excessive caution destroys the soul and the heart, because living is an act of courage, and an act of courage is always an act of love. "
15 " If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself. "
16 " When you realized that you would have to ask for help, you did not feel humiliated. And when you learned that someone needed help, you showed them all that you had learned without fearing that you might be revealing secrets or being used by others. To he who knocks, the door will open.He who asks will receive.He who consoles knows that he will be consoled.Even if none of these things happens when you are expecting it to, sooner or later you will see the fruits of the thing you shared with such generosity. "
17 " Where there is loyalty, weapons are of no use. "
18 " Don't try to be useful. Try to be yourself: that is enough & that makes all the difference. "
19 " Scars speak more loudly than the sword that caused them. "
20 " The simplest things in life are the most extraordinary. Let them reveal themselves. "
