The Infinite Library

“The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.”

“It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”

“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”

“The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them.”

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

“No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn't know it.”

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity.”

“Dreams are the language of God.”

“This is what we call love. When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there's no need at all to understand what's happening, because everything happens within you.”

“To realize one's destiny is a person's only real obligation and when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

“My heart is afraid that it will have to suffer.”

“It was the pure Language of the World. It required no explanation, just as the universe needs none as it travels through endless time. What the boy felt at that moment was that he was in the presence of the only woman in his life, and that, with no need for words, she recognized the same thing. He was more certain of it than of anything in the world. He had been told by his parents and grandparents that he must fall in love and really know a person before becoming committed. But maybe people who felt that way had never learned the universal language. Because, when you know that language, it's easy to understand that someone in the world awaits you, whether it's in the middle of the desert or in some great city. And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.”

“It's true; life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend.”

“Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.”

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”

“But if you believe yourself worthy of the thing you fought so hard to get, then you become an instrument of God, you help the Soul of the World, and you understand why you are here.”

“The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

“When you are loved, you can do anything in creation.”

“I came to set fire to the earth. And I am watchful that the fire grow. May the fire of love grow in our hearts. May the fire of transformation glow in our movements. May the fire of purification burn away our sins. May the fire of justice guide our steps. May the fire of wisdom illuminate our paths. May the fire that spreads over the Earth never be extinguished.”

“The boy and his heart had become friends, and neither was capable now of betraying the other.”

“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”

“Treason is a blow that comes unexpectedly. If you know your heart well, it will never be able to do that to you. Because you'll know its dreams and wishes, and will know how to deal with them. You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say. That way, you'll never have to fear an unanticipated blow.”

“When you want something, he entire universe conspires to help you achieve it.”

“Whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.”

“There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.”

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.”

“Get bust living or get busy dying.”

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”

“.. and that happiness could be found in a grain of sand from the desert, as the alchemist had said. Because a grain of sand is a moment of creation, and the universe has taken millions of years to create it.”

“there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are, or whatever it is that you do, when you really want something, it's because that desire originated in the soul of the universe. It's your mission on earth.”

“Maybe God created the desert so that man could appreciate the date trees”

“Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart.”

“Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.”

“If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.”

“I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure”

“I am talking to you, but the moment I am talking to you, the universe is being created and destroyed.”

“What you still need to know is this: before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we've learned as we've moved toward that dream. That's the point at which most people give up. It's the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.”

“When someone sees the same people every day, as had happened with him at the seminary, they wind up becoming a part of that person's life. And then they want the person to change. If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry. Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”

“He felt the urge to go into the desert, to see if it’s silence held the answers to his questions.”

“Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you´ll find your treasure”

“to die tomorrow was no worse than dying on any other day. Every day was there to be lived or to mark one’s departure from this world.”

“Before a dream is realized, the Soul of the World tests everything that was learned along the way. It does this not because it is evil, but so that we can, in addition to realizing our dreams, master the lessons we’ve learned as we’ve moved toward that dream. That’s the point at which most people give up. It’s the point at which, as we say in the language of the desert, one 'dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.”

“When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.”

“I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living now.”