The Alchemist

"The Desert will give you an understanding of pleasure"

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too"

"The Soul of the World cannot be harmed, because it cannot be hurt"

"Everything in life is an omen; it's just a matter of knowing how to read them"

"The dunes are generous with those who understand them"

"Your heart will show you what you really need to do"

"The treasure you seek is a path that leads you to yourself"

"When you possess something that makes you different, you are always called a monster"

"Remember: the world has a Soul, and once we get to know that Soul, we can also know the Soul of everything in the world"

"It's written in the Soul of the World that we are all connected to each other"

"A man chooses what he wants to learn in this world"

"The world has a Soul, and we can access it."

"The closer one gets to realizing his Personal Legend, the more that Personal Legend becomes his true reason for being."

"There is only one way to learn, it's through action."

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

"The secret of the Great Work is this: it's the simplest thing in the world."

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself."

"When God created the world, He looked at it and saw it was good."

"Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life."

"Life attracts life."

"The treasure you are seeking is already within you."

"It's not your obligation to complete the work, but neither are you free to abandon it."

"The language of the world is the language of love."

"The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it"

"Listen to your heart. It knows all things because it came from the Soul of the World"

"The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness"

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself"

"At the Soul of the World, there is a language that all things understand"

"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse"

"The present moment is filled with power and potential"