There are many memorable passages from the book. Among my favorites are these two:
Wherever your heart is, that is where you'll find your treasure.
Our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.
The book was just lent to me, so I have jotted down the passages that I want to remember... so many, I know.
Fortune teller to Shepherd
It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary.
King to Shepherd, about books
It describes people's inability to choose their own destinies. And it ends up saying that everyone believes the world's greatest lie... that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie.
King to Shepherd, about discovering one's destiny
It's what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their destiny is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives. But, as time passes, a mysterious force begins to convince them that it will be impossible for them to realize their destiny.
It is a force that appears to be negative, but actually shows you how to realize your destiny. It prepares your spirit and your will, because there is one great truth on this planet: whoever you are,or whatever it is 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.
The Soul of the World is nourished by people's happiness.
When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Sometimes we value the opinions of others that we let go of our dreams.
In the long run, what people think about shepherds and bakers becomes more important for them than their own destinies.
We discovered our dreams during our youth, but got waylaid.
People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too. But that's the way it is.
If you start out promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work toward getting it.
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Shepherd's thoughts - Each day is a new day!
When every 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.
Camel driver to shepherd
We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.
Seer to Camel driver - Do not fear the future.
If good things are coming, they will be a pleasant surprise. If bad things are, and you know in advance, you will suffer greatly before they even occur.
When people consult me, it’s not that I’m reading the future; I am guessing at the future. The future belongs to God, and it is only he who reveals it, under extraordinary circumstances. How do I guess at the future? Based on the omens of the present. The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better. Forget about the future, and live each day according to the teachings, confident that God loves his children. Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.
Fatima to Shepherd
One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.
Alchemist to Shepherd - The message is repeated by the Alchemist
When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream.
If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.
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.
Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you’ll find your treasure.
People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren’t, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands. Because, when these things happen, we suffer terribly.
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.
(Boy) Why don’t people’s hearts tell them to continue to follow their dreams?
(Alchemist) Because that’s what makes a heart suffer most, and hearts don’t like to suffer.
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 whichmost people give up.
Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve; the fear of failure.
If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil and one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like an explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.
Alchemist to Boy
They were looking only for gold. They were seeking the treasure of their Personal Legend without wanting actually to live out the Personal Legend.
God is everywhere!
God created the world so that through its visible objects men could understand His spiritual teachings and the marvels of His wisdom.
Trust God when we pursue our dreams
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.
Fulfillment of our dreams doesn't come easy.
Every search begins with beginner's luck and every search ends with the victor's being severely tested.
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