Paulo Coelho Quotes

simple things are the most valuable and only wise people appreciate them".

If a man loses his reverence for any part of life, he will lose his reverence for all of life.

In dwelling, live close to the ground. In thinking, keep to the simple. In conflict, be fair and generous. In governing, don't try to control. In work, do what you enjoy. In family life, be completely present.

Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague.

It's not that hard to stay grounded. It's the way I was brought up.

There are a lot of people who helped make Queen Latifah who she is today. I don't forget, but a lot of people do and get big heads. My mom will make me walk the dogs or take out the trash when I go home. I'm not allowed to get a big head; I've still got to do the simple things in life.

Kindness can come from someone on Twitter, it can come from someone on the street, it can come from someone at work. Without kindness, I don't know what I would do. The greatest part of life is the simple things.

It's really not about what you have. It's about how you're able to enjoy life in general.

May the simple things be amazing on the journey of your life.

Gratitude is the beginning of wisdom. Stated differently, true wisdom cannot be obtained unless it is built on a foundation of true humility and gratitude.

It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends, and it's not the glamour of the Presidency, or the wonder of going to receive the Nobel Prize. All those are important, of course. But maybe it's just that I'm 71 years old now. It's family, and it's faith, and it's friends. I would tell them that. Don't forget that. In your brilliance, don't turn your back on your friends. Don't think you're entitled to something, you're smarter than the next guy.

I told you that your dream was a difficult one. It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.

I think it's important to come from a humble place.

I grew up very modest, and I never forget that.

I'm not allowed to get a big head, I've still got to do the simple things in life.

Just as treasures are uncovered from the earth, so virtue appears from good deeds, and wisdom appears from a pure and peaceful mind. To walk safely through the maze of human life, one needs the light of wisdom and the guidance of virtue.

Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.

I just want to be humble at all times.

At the entrance, my bare feet on the dirt floor, Here, gusts of heat; at my back, white clouds. I stare and stare. It seems I was called for this: To glorify things just because they are.

It takes a great man to give sound advice tactfully, but a greater to accept it graciously.

The willingness and ability to live fully in the now eludes many people. While eating your appetizer, don't be concerned with dessert.

We come nearest to the great when we are great in humility.

There is more to life than increasing its speed.

Don't pretend to know everything. I've been blessed to work with a lot of veteran actors, and I soak up lessons from them like a sponge.

The unassuming youth seeking instruction with humility gains good fortune.