Paulo Coelho Brida Quotes

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.

When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.

Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.

How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.

Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.

When you’re in love, you’re capable of learning everything and knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love is the key to understanding of all the the mysteries.

When you were in love, you were capable of learning everything and of knowing things you had never dared even to think, because love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.

But how will I know who my Soulmate is?” Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life. By taking risks’ she said to Brida. ‘ By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.

People give flowers as present because flowers contain true meaning of love. Anyone who tries to posses a flower will have to watch its beauty fading. But if you simply look at a flower in the field, you'll keep it forever. That is what the forest taught me. That you will never be mine, and that is why i will never lose you.

She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms and sleep as a child sleeps, knowing that someone stronger than you is protecting you from all evil and all danger

Finding one important thing in your life doesn’t mean you have to give up all the other important things.

Feelings do not grow old along with the body. Feelings form part of a world I don’t know, but it’s a world where there’s no time, so space, no frontiers.

Choosing a path meant having to miss out on others. She had a whole life to live, and she was always thinking that, in the future, she might regret the choices she made now. “I’m afraid of committing myself,” she thought to herself. She wanted to follow all possible paths and so ended up following none. Even in that most important area of her life, love, she had failed to commit herself. After her first romantic disappointment, she had never again given herself entirely. She feared pan, loss, and separation. These things were inevitable on the path to love, and the only way of avoiding them was by deciding not to take that path at all. In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love. It was like putting out your own eyes not to see the bad things in life.

Being human means having doubts and yet still continuing on your path.

Never be ashamed,’ he said. ‘Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle.’ ‘How will I know which is which?’ ‘By the taste. You can only know a good wine if you have first tasted a bad one.

Even if it is only for a matter of moments, because those moments bring with them a Love so intense that it justifies the rest of our days.

Fairy tales had been her first experience of the magical universe, and more than once she had wondered why people ended up distancing themselves from that world, knowing the immense joy that childhood had brought to their lives.

I’m afraid of love, because it involves things that are beyond our understanding; it sheds such a brilliant light, but the shadow it casts frightens me.

You could tell your soul mate by the light in their eyes, and since the time began, that has been how people have recognized their true love.

The night is just a part of the day

Every moment in life is an act of faith

Sometimes the best of gods gift's arrive by the shattering of all the window panes.

Choosing a path means having to miss out on others

Do not try to explain feelings. Live everything intensely and treasure what you feel as a gift from God.

you must be careful never to allow doubt to paralyze you. always take the decisions you need to take, even if you're not sure you're doing the right thing. You'll never go wrong if, when you make a decision, you keep in mind an old German proverb: 'The devil is in the detail.' Remember that proverb and you'll always be able to turn a wrong decision into a right one.

It isn't expectations that carry us forward, it's our desire to go on.

Remember, the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.

When we set out on the path, we always have a fairly clear idea of what we hope to find. Women are generally seeking their Soul Mate, and men looking for Power. Neither party is really interested in learning. They simply want to reach the thing they have set as their goal.

Nothing happens by chance.

I learned that the search for God is a Dark Night, that Faith is a Dark Night. And that’s hardly a surprise really, because for us each day is a dark night. None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, and yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have Faith.

A prayer couched in the words of the soul, is far more powerful than any ritual.

What we see is not always what exists.

During sex, it is very difficult to deceive the other person because that is when each person shows who they really are.

Pain, loss and separation are inevitable on the path of love, and the only way of avoiding them is by deciding not to take that path at all. In order not to suffer, you have to renounce love.It was like putting out your own eyes in order not to see the bad things in life.

Love was above everything else, and there was no hatred in love, only the occasional mistake.

Having the courage to take the steps we always wanted to take is the only way of showing that we trust in God.

She wasn’t afraid of difficulties; what frightened her was being forced to choose one particular path. Choosing a path meant having to miss out on others. She had a whole life to live and she was always thinking that, in future, she might regret the choices she made now. ‘I’m afraid of committing myself,’ she thought to herself. She wanted to follow all possible paths and so ended up following none. Even in that most important area of her life, love, she had failed to commit herself. After her first romantic dissappointment, she had never again given herself entirely. She feared pain, loss and separation. These things were inevitable on the path to love, and the only way of avoiding them was by deciding not to take that path at all. In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love. It was like putting out your own eyes in order not to see the bad things in life.

عندما تجدين طريقك ، يجب ألا تخافي ، ويجب أن تكون لديك الجرأة الكامل لترتكبي الأخطاء ، ويجب أن تعلمي أن خيبة الأمل ، والانكسار ، والانهزام ، واليأس ، هي أدوات يستخدمها الله ، ليرشدنا إلى الطريق

she, with her affection and her gaiety, had been largely responsible for him having rediscovered the meaning of life, her love had driven him to the far corners of the Earth, because he needed to be rich enough to buy some land and live in peace with her for the rest of their days. It was his utter confidence in this fragile creature, that had made him fight with honor, because he knew that after a battle he could forget all the horrors of war in her arms, and that, despite all the women he had known, only there in her arms could he close his eyes and sleep like a child.

Give time time.

Learning something means coming into contact with a world of which you know nothing. In order to learn, you must be humble.

And they will return one day knowing the miracle of the heavens and of all the world. God knew what he was doing when he drew their attention to the tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil. If he hadn’t wanted them to eat it, he would never have mentioned it.

The soil needs the seed and the seed needs the soil. The one only has meaning with the other. It is the same thing with human beings. When male knowledge joins with female transformation, then the great magical union is created, and its name is wisdom. Wisdom means both to know and to transform.

Brida’s eyes filled with tears. She was proud of her Soulmate. That is what the forest taught me. That you will never be mine, and that is why I will never lose you. You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith. Knowing that my Soulmate would come one day, I devoted myself to learning the Tradition of the Sun. Knowing that you existed was my one reason for continuing to live.’ Brida could no longer conceal her tears. Then you came, and I understood all of this. You came to free me from the slavery I myself had created, to tell me that I was free to return to the world and to the things of the world. I understood everything I needed to know, and I love you more than all the women I have ever known, more than I loved the woman who, quite unwittingly, exiled me to the forest. I will always remember now that love is liberty. That was the lesson it took me so many years to learn. That is the lesson that sent me into exile and now sets me free again.’ I will always remember you, and you will remember me, just as we will remember the evening, the rain on the windows, and all the things we’ll always have because we cannot possess them.

Most important and most vulnerable of human emotions; Love.

if, in the beginning, there were so few people on the face of the earth, and now there are so many, where did all those new souls come from?" The answer is simple. In certain reincarnations, we divide into two. Our souls divide as do crystals and start, cells and plants." Our soul divides into two, and those souls are in turn transformed into two and so, within a few generations, we are scattered over a large part of the earth. We form part of what the Alchemists call the Anima Mundi, the sould of the world; the truth is that if the Anima Mundi were merely to keep dividing, it would keep growing, but it would also become gradually weaker. That is why, as well as dividing into two, we also find ourselves. And the process of finding ourselves is called love. Because when a sould divides, it always divides into a male part and a female part. In each life, we feel a mysterious boligation to find at least one of those soul mates. The greater love that seperated them feels pleased with the Love that brings them together again. But how will i know who my soul mate is? By taking risks. By rising failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.

In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love. It was like putting out your own eyes in order not to see the bad things in life.

Everything depends on which path you take.

Sometimes, certain of God's blessings arrive by shattering all the windows. (Brida)

People give flowers as presents because flowers contain the true meaning of love. Anyone tries to possess a flower will have to watch its beauty fading. But if you simply look at a flower on a field, you will keep it forever, because the flower is part of the evening and the sunset and the smell of damp earth and the clouds on the horizon.

And although she was sometimes dissatisfied with herself, she felt unable to go beyond her own limitations. Books were safer.

That is what the forest taught me. That you will never be mine, and that is why I will never lose you...." ......... "I will always remember you, and you will remember me, just as we will remember the evening, the rain on the window, and all the things we'll always have because we cannot possess them

What is outside is harder to change than what is inside.

Problems of the heart always bruised the soul.

Love was the key to understanding all of the mysteries.

And because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture humankind ever invented for itself: loneliness.

Why do so many people chose to spend their whole life destroying paths they didn't even want to follow, instead of following the one path that would lead them somewhere.

No one could make a choice without feeling afraid.

How's the water?" asked her father. "It's lovely," she replided. "Right, from now on, whenever you want to find out about something, plunge straight in.

By taking risks. By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for Love, as long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.

You had to take risks, follow some paths and abandon others.

Nothing will behave in the logical way you have come to expect.

Life is an act of faith.

But if you've ever felt love, you'll know how painful it is to suffer for love.

his heart was afraid. As he looked up at the clouds or down at the precipice, he realised that this woman was the most important thing in his life; that she was the explanation, the sole reason for the existence of those rocks, that sky, that winter. If she were not there with him, it wouldn’t matter if all the angels of heaven came flying down to comfort him – Paradise would make no sense. ‘ I want to tell you that I love you,’ Brida said softly. ‘ Because you’ve shown me the joy of love.’ She felt full, complete, as if the whole landscape were seeping into her soul... and she was sure that, if she took a risk, she would experience love as never before.

You were my hope during my days of loneliness, my anxiety during moments of doubt, my certainty during moments of faith.

Even stopped clocks are right twice a day.

يمكنك أن تتعرفي على رفيق روحك بالمجازفة ، والمخاطرة ، بالوقوع في الخطأ ، وخيبة الأمل ، والرجاء والتحرر من الأوهام ، ولكن ، لا توقفي البحث عن الحب ، فكلما استمر البحث يأتي الانتصار في نهاية المطاف

the first road to God is prayer, the second is joy.

ويمكننا أيضا ، أن نسمح لرفقاء أرواحنا ن يهجرونا ، بدون أن نقبلهم ، أو نلاحظهم ، وعندها ، سوف نحتاج إلى تجسيد جديد كي نجدهم ، وبسبب أنانيتنا هذه ، يحكم علينا بأقسى عقاب اخترعه البشر لأنفسهم ،وهو ( الوحدة )

اني أخشى الموت ، لكن ما أخشاه أكثر من الموت ، هو أن تضيع حياتي هباء ، وأهاب الحب لأنه يحتوي على أشياء تفوق فهمنا ، فهو يلقي ضوءا من نوع خاص ، ولكن ما يخيفني هو ما يلقيه هذا الضوء من ظلال

Knowledge was always the power that kept the Universe in its place and the stars turning in their orbits.

She wasn't afraid of difficulties, what frightened her was having to choose one particular path. Choosing a path meant missing out on others. She had a whole life to live and she was always thinking that, in the future, she might regret the choices she made now.

يمكن للمرء التعرف على رفيق روحه ، من ذاك البريق الذي يشع من عينيه ، عندما يأتي الوقت الذي يتعرف فيه كل شخص على حبه الحقيقي

We are responsible for reencountering our Soul Mate who is sure to cross our path. Even if it is only for a matter of moments, because those moments bring with them a love so intense that it justifies the rest of our days.

But emotions were, indeed, wild horses and they demanded to be heard. Brida let them run free for a while until they grew tired

Love is the force that brings us back together, in order to condense the experience dispersed in many lives and many parts of the world.

What is a Gift?" "A Gift is your way of serving the world.

Go in search of your Gift. The process of finding ourselves is called Love. The more you understand yourself, the more you will understand the world.

In order not to suffer, you had to renounce love.

I’m afraid of committing myself,” she thought to herself. “When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way.” “Don’t bother trying to explain your emotions. Live everything as intensely as you can and keep whatever you felt as a gift from God. The best way to destroy the bridge between the visible and invisible is by trying to explain your emotions.” “But how will I know who my Soulmate is?” Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life. “By taking risks” she said to Brida. ‘ By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.” Nothing is completely wrong. Even a broken watch is right twice a day.

لا داع لأن تغمضي عينيك ، بل واجهي العالم من حولك ، بعينين مفتوحتين ، وحاولي أن تفهمي ، وأن تنظري إلى كل ما يحيط بك

When things start to happen, and the path does reveal itself to us, we become afraid of carrying on

If you say it was the "last" time, it might well turn out to be the last. What you meant was "the most recent time I was here".

Don't you think you're quite young?' 'I'm twenty-one,' said Brida. 'If I wanted to start learning ballet, I'd be conseidered too old.

The brave are those who make decisions despite their fear, who are tormented by the Devil every step of the way and gripped by anxiety about their every action, wondering if they are right or wrong. And yet nevertheless, they act.

سوف أتذكرك دائما ، وسوف تتذكرينني ، مثلما نتذكر الليل والمطر الذي يتساقط على النوافذ ، وكل الأشياء التي حولنا ، ولا نستطيع امتلاكها

It was a mistake that set the world in motion. Never be afraid of making a mistake.

العالم بأسره يمكنه أن يعرف أن شخصاً ما قد وقع في الحب من خلال عينيه !

نحن بشر يا الله ولاندرك عظمتنا .ربى امنحنى التواضع لأطلب ماأحتاج اليه ،لانه ما من رغبة تذهب سدى ، وما من طلب لا يلقى استجابة .كل منا يعرف على أكمل وجه كيف يغذى روحه فامنحنا الشجاعة لنرى رغباتنا مقبلة من ينبوع حكمتك الذى لا ينضب .لا يمكننا أن نبدأ بفهم من نحن الا بتقبل رغباتنا

As he looked up at the clouds or down at the precipice, he realized that this woman was the most important thing in his life; that she was the explanation, the sole reason for the existence of those rocks, that sky, that winter. If she were not there with him, it wouldn't matter if all the angels of heaven came flying down to comfort him--Paradise would make no sense.

Above all though we are responsible for rein-countering at least once in every incarnation the soul mate who sure to cross our path. Even if it is only for a matter of moments, because those moments bring with them a love so intense that it justifies the rest of our days... We can also allow our soul mate to pass us by, without accepting him or her or even noticing. Then we will need another incarnation in order to find that soul mate and because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture human kind ever invented for itself, loneliness.

هذا هو ما علمتني الغابة إياه ، أنك لن تكوني لي مطلقا ، وبهذا فلن أفقدك أبدا

No one can posses an afternoon of rain beating against the window, or the serenity of a sleeping child, or the magical moment when the waves break on the rocks. No one can posses the beautiful things of this Earth, but we can know them and love them. It is through such moments that God reveals himself to mankind.

Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong, my dear," said her father looking at the clock. "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day

المرء عندما يحب يستطيع أن يتعلّم كل شيء ، ويعرف أمورًا لم يجرؤ قط على التفكير بها ، لأن الحب مفتاح فهم جميع الأسرار

I know how you must be feeling,” she went on. ”Sometimes we set off down a path simply because we don’t believe in it. It’s easy enough. All we have to do then is prove that it isn’t the right path for us. However, when things start to happen, and the path does reveal itself to us, we become afraid of carrying on.

Then there are those who plant. they endure storms and all the many vicissitudes of the seasons, and they rarely rest. But, unlike a building, a garden never stops growing. And while it requires the gardener's constant attention, it also allows life for the gardener to be a great adventure.

She wasn’t afraid of difficulties what frightened her was being forced to choose one particular path. Choosing a path meant having to miss out on others. She had a whole life to live and she was thinking that, in future, she might regret the choices she made now. “I am afraid of committing myself” she thought to herself she wanted to follow all possible paths and ended up following none.

We are human beings, Lord, and we do not know our own greatness. Lord, give us the humility to ask for what we need, because no desire is vain and no request is futile. Each of us knows how best to feed our own soul; give us the courage to see our desires as coming from the fount of Your eternal Wisdom. Only by accepting our desires can we begin to understand who we are. Amen." "Lord, help me understand that all the good things in life that happen to me do so because I deserve them. Help me understand that what moves me to seek out Your truth is the same force the moved the saints, and the doubts I have are the same doubts that the saints had, and my frailties are the same frailties. Help me to be humble enough to accept that I am no different from other people. Amen.