Paulo Coelho Battle Quotations

He rarely knows the result of a battle when the battle is over.

What they forget is that, from Ancient Greece on, the people who returned from battle were either dead on their shields or stronger, despite and because of their scars.

only the defeated know LOVE. because it is in the realm of love that we fight our first battles - and generally lose ........

In the intervals between battles, the Warrior rests.

All battles have some use, including those in which we were defeated.

You might have lost some major battles, but you survived and you're still here.

Faith is difficult to conquer and requires daily battles if it is to be maintained.

Defeat ends when we launch into another battle. Failure has no end: it is a lifetime choice.

Reason lost the battle, and all I could do was surrender and accept I was in love.

All life battles teach us something, even those we lose

Scars are medals branded on the flesh, and your enemies will be frightened by them because they are proof of your long experience of battle.