Paulo Coelho Mistake Quotations

The two worst strategic mistakes to make are acting prematurely and letting an opportunity slip; to avoid this, the warrior treats each situation as if it were unique and never resorts to formulae, recipes or other people's opinions.

Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony.

Hell is when we look back during that fraction of a second and know that we wasted an opportunity to dignify the miracle of life. Paradise is being able to say at that moment: “I made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward. I lived my life and did what I had to do.

You will fail many times but in failing you'll learn and in learning you'll find your way. Remember, there are no mistakes in life but only lessons, and lessons will keep on repeating until learned

Mistakes you commit through audacity are easily corrected with more audacity.

Stay close to those who sing, tell stories, and enjoy life, and whose eyes sparkle with happiness. Because happiness is contagious and will always manage to find a solution, whereas logic can find only an explanation for the mistake made.

You have to own your mistakes, otherwise your mistakes own you

Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.

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

we’re allowed to make a lot of mistakes in our lives, except the mistake that destroy us

The Gift belongs to whoever chooses to accept it. It is enough to believe and not to be afraid to make a few mistakes.

I made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward. I lived my life and did what I had to do.

Warriors of light frequently ask themselves what they are doing here. Very often they believe their lives have no meaning. That is why they are warriors of light. Because they make mistakes. Because they ask questions. Because they continue to look for a meaning. And, in the end, they will find it.

Forgive your enemy, but do not mistake him for a friend.

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

Omens are a language, it's the alphabet we develop to speak to the world's soul, or the universe's, or God's, whatever name you want to give it. Like an alphabet, it is individual, you only learn it by making mistakes, and that keeps you from globalizing the spiritual quest.

The path to wisdom is not being afraid to make mistakes.

Making mistakes is a way of taking action.

When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.

The biggest mistake of the man is that he thinks he doesn't deserve the good and the bad things from his life.

And a mistake repeated more than once is a decision.

The mirror reflects perfectly; it makes no mistakes because it doesn't think. To think is to make mistakes.

All life's battles teach us something, even those we lose. When you grow up, you'll discover that you have defended lies, deceived yourself, or suffered foolishness. If you're a good warrior you will not blame yourself for this, but neither will you allow your mistakes to repeat themselves.

Perfect people don't drink, don't fight, don't lie, don't make mistakes and...don't exist

Love is the only thing that will save us, independent of any mistakes we may make. Love is always stronger.

When we first begin fighting for our dreams, we have no experience and make many mistakes. The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and get up eight times.

Everything tells me that I am about to make a wrong decision, but making mistakes is just part of life. What does the world want of me? Does it want me to take no risks, to go back to where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?

I believe in signs....what we need to learn is always there before us, we just have to look around us with respect & attention to discover where God is leading us and which step we should take. When we are on the right path, we follow the signs, and if we occasionally stumble, the Divine comes to our aid, preventing us from making mistakes.

It is part of the human nature always to judge others very severely and,when the wind turns against us,always to find an excuse for our own misdeeds,or to blame someone else for our mistakes.