Quote by Paulo Coelho

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The challenge will not wait. Life does not look back. A week is more than enough time for us to decide whether or not to accept our destiny.

When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test ou

Summary

This quote highlights the unpredictability and urgency of life's challenges. It suggests that these challenges often come at unexpected times and test our bravery and openness to change. It emphasizes that denying or avoiding them is futile as life moves forward without waiting for us to be ready. The quote encourages us to recognize the short window of time we have to decide whether or not to embrace our destiny, underscoring the need for decisiveness and acknowledgment of life's demands.

Topics

Life Change Courage Challenges

By Paulo Coelho

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

The Internet is like a vault with a screen door on the back.

The Internet is like a vault with a screen door on the back. I don't need jackhammers and atom bomb to get in when I can walk through the door.

If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am con

If the world is to be healed through human efforts, I am convinced it will be by ordinary people, people whose love for this life is even greater than their fear.

Science gives us a powerful vocabulary, and it is impossible

Science gives us a powerful vocabulary, and it is impossible to produce a vocabulary with which one can only say nice things.

John Charles Polanyi

Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because

Doing nothing is the most tiresome job in the world because you cannot quit and rest.

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being,

Sincerity is impossible, unless it pervades the whole being, and the pretence of it saps the very foundation of character.

James Russell Lowell

No one could ever truly be free as long as they loved, and l

No one could ever truly be free as long as they loved, and life wasn't worth living without love. So freedom? Overrated.

The only permission, the only validation, and the only opini

The only permission, the only validation, and the only opinion that matters in our quest for greatness is our own.

Success Motivational Inspirational Opinion Greatness Permission Validation

Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how

Customers want good value, but they care more than ever how food and clothing products are made.

Why wilderness? Because we like the taste of freedom; becaus

Why wilderness? Because we like the taste of freedom; because we like the smell of danger.

Edward Abbey, Beyond the Wall

Getting stuck is reactive, getting unstuck is proactive.

Getting stuck is reactive, getting unstuck is proactive.

Sherene McHenry

Success Inspirational Inspirational Life Achievement

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was ne

And partly, the worst thing you could do in my family was need something from someone. So physical strength represented an avenue of self-sufficiency to me.

Love is hard to find, hard to keep, and hard to forget.

Love is hard to find, hard to keep, and hard to forget.

Life Love Memories Remember Lonely Love Hurts Lover Broken Heart