The Alchemist

"The desert will teach you all that you need to know"

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting"

"When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it"

"It's a secret known only to the very few"

"Personal legends are what gives our lives meaning"

"When a person really desires something, the entire universe will conspire to help achieve the goal"

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

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

"Listen to your heart. It knows all things"

"Everyone on Earth has a treasure that awaits him"

"The fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself"

"To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation"

"You will never be able to escape from your heart"

"The language of the world is silence"

"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things"

"When you possess great treasures within you, and try to tell others of them, seldom are you believed"

"It's the thought of Mecca that allows the Caliph to rest peacefully"

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

"Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything"

"The moment one gets committed to pursuing a vision, all manner of unforeseen incidents occur"

"People are capable of understanding anything, as long as they love"

"There is a language in the world that everyone understands"

"The search for treasure is just a physical manifestation of a spiritual truth"

"The Soul of the World speaks in many languages"

"You must only concern yourself with the present"

"Risk is only a measure of how much one actually believes in what one is doing"

"The seed of fear is also the seed of great accomplishment"

"All things are one in the universe"

"We make a lot of detours, but we're always going in the direction of our destiny"

"What is a Personal Legend but your way of contributing to the Soul of the World"