When you know that language, it's easy to believe that someone in the world awaits you, whether it's in the middle of the desert or in some great city… without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.

Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.

You must always know what it is that you want.

Don't forget that everything you deal with is only one thing and nothing else.

There is only one way to learn. It's through action.

“Continue in the direction of the Pyramids”, said the alchemist. “And continue to pay heed to the omens. Your heart is still capable of showing you where the treasure is.”

“Is that the one thing I still need to know?”

“No”, the alchemist answered. “What you still need to know is this: 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 which, as we say in the language of the desert, one ‘dies of thirst just when the palm trees have appeared on the horizon.’

“Every search begins with beginner’s luck. And every search ends with the victor’s being severely tested.”

Nothing is ever as it seems
Everything is never the same

Wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.

Fear of failure is far worse that failure itself

The world's greatest lie: At a certain point in our lives we lose control of what's happening to us and our lives become controlled by fate.