Paulo Coelho Quotes
Paulo Coelho Quotes
If I must be faithful to someone or something, then I have, first of all, to be faithful to myself.
The world lies in the hands of those that have the courage to dream and who take the risk of living out their dreams – each according to his or her own talent.
And one has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.
Sometimes you get no second chance and that it’s best to accept the gifts the world offers you.
When you travel you experience, in a very practical way, the act of rebirth. You confront completely new situations, the day passes more slowly, and on most journeys you don’t even understand the language the people speak….You begin to be more accessible to others, because they may be able to help you in difficult situations..
It is possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you’ll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experiencing it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.
To become really good at anything, you have to practice and repeat, practice and repeat, until the technique becomes intuitive
Love is what makes you smile when you’re tired.
There’s no point sitting here, using words that mean nothing. Go and experiment. It’s time you got out of here. Go and re-conquer your kingdom, which has grown corrupted by routine. Stop repeating the same lesson, because you won’t learn anything new that way.
If I believe I will win, then victory will believe in me.
God only allows us to see such things when he wants something to change
Traditional religious practices are important. They allow us to share with others the communal experience of adoration and prayer, but we must never forget spiritual experience is above all a practical experience of love, and with love, there are no rules some may try to control their emotions and develop strategies for their behaviour, others may turn to reading books of advice from “experts” on relationships but this is all folly. The heart decides and what it decides is all that really matters.
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.
I have won important things for myself, but I’m going to destroy them, because I tell myself they have lost their meaning. I know that is not true. I know they are important, and that if I destroy them, I’ll be destroying myself, as well.
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
People destroy what they love.
I am surprised how difficult for people is to say “I love you”. They only say the three magic words when they are sure they will hear “I love you too” back. C’mon! Spread the energy of love without expecting anything! Cowards are incapable of expressing love; it is the prerogative of the brave
There was one thing her mother said that she never forgot: ‘Beauty, my dear, doesn’t last.
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.
I want to continue being crazy; living my life the way I dream it, and not the way the other people want it to be.
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
Ester asked why people are sad. “That’s simple,” says the old man. “They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people’s ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
You don’t need to explain your dreams. They belong to you.
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?
If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal.
Haters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody else likes you
Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.
When night comes and no one is watching, I feel afraid of everything: life, death, love or the lack of it; the fact that all novelties quickly become habits; the feeling that I’m wasting the best years of my life in a pattern that will be repeated over and over until I die; and sheer panic at facing the unknown, however exciting and adventurous that might be.
Love isn’t just a feeling. It’s an art. And like any art, it takes not only inspiration but also a lot of work.
There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
There is no better time than the autumn to begin forgetting the things that trouble us, allowing them to fall away like dried leaves. There is no better time to dance again, to make the most of every crumb of sunlight and warm body and soul with its rays before it falls asleep and becomes only a dim light bulb in the skies.
We can just flow with the tide or follow our own dreams.
It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the masterwork. Now, I’m beginning what I could have started ten years ago. But I’m happy at least that I didn’t wait for twenty years.
I’m not a body with a soul, I’m a soul that has a visible part called body.
If you only walk on sunny days you’ll never reach your destination.
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.
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Paulo Coelho Quotes on Love
It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.
The strongest love is the love that can demonstrate its fragility.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Happiness
close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere
Life has many ways of testing a person’s will, either by having nothing happen at all or by having everything happen all at once.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Life
Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering.
I can choose either to be a victim of the world or an adventurer in search of treasure. It’s all a question of how I view my life.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Patience
Why is patience so important?” “Because it makes us pay attention.
The two hardest tests on the spiritual road are the patience to wait for the right moment and the courage not to be disappointed with what we encounter.
I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to look further and understand that I am not capable of controlling the weather, to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Travel
I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads.
The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days.
Travel is never a matter of money but of courage
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Reading
In order to arrive you must follow the signs. God inscribed on the world the path that each man must follow. It is just a matter of reading the inscription He wrote for you.
People are reading more and writing more because of the internet. So the virtual world is a way for me to listen to my readers and interact with my readers. It is a way that they can voice their opinion.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Education
A child can teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to know how to demand with all his might that which he desires.
What is a teacher? I’ll tell you: it isn’t someone who teaches something, but someone who inspires the student to give of her best in order to discover what she already knows
Only mediocrity is sure of itself, so take risks, and do what you really want to do.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Light
A warrior of light knows that certain moments repeat themselves. He often finds himself faced by the same problems and situations, and seeing these difficult situations return, he grows depressed, thinking that he is incapable of making any progress in life. ‘I’ve been through all this before,’ he says to his heart. ‘Yes, you have been through all this before,’ replies his heart. ‘But you have never been beyond it.’ Then the warrior realises that these repeated experiences have but one aim: to teach him what he does not want to learn
No one lights a lamp in order to hide it behind the door: the purpose of light is to create more light, to open people’s eyes, to reveal the marvels around.
Paulo Coelho Quotes Universe Conspires
And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Friendship
Our true friends are those who are with us when the good things happen. They cheer us on and are pleased by our triumphs. False friends only appear at difficult times, with their sad, supportive faces, when, in fact, our suffering is serving to console them for their miserable lives.
Friendship never forgets that its only reason for existing is to love other people.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Soulmates
But how will I know who my Soulmate is?” Bride felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life. By taking risks’ she said to Bride. ‘By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in you search for Love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.
But how will I know who my Soulmate is? Bride felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life.
Aleph Paulo Coelho Quotes
A life without a cause is a life without effect.
When we’re focused on what we want, things begin to slot perfectly into place.
Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near.
Paulo Coelho Quotes Eleven Minutes
Now that she had nothing to lose, she was free.
When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself.
Paulo Coelho Quotes Adultery
We are the ones who create the messes in our heads. It does not come from outside.
What kills a relationship between two people is precisely the lack of challenge, the feeling
that nothing is new anymore. We need to continue to be a surprise for each other.
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Family
I Love Being with My Family, Feeling That I’m both Protector and protected.
The Valkyries Paulo Coelho Quotes
Follow your dreams and take your risks.
Break a pact. Accept forgiveness. Make a bet.
Paulo Coelho Quotes Alchemist
The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times.
Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Journey
Life is a journey. How we travel is really up to us.
On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don’t stop
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Smile
Find someone who makes you smile, because it only takes a smile to make a day better.
My smile is my way of saying: “You can destroy my body, but not my soul.
Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That’s all you need.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Dreams
The world lies in the hands of those that have the courage to dream and who take the risk of living out their dreams – each according to his or her own talent.
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Beauty
We deny our own beauty because others can’t or won’t recognize it. We try to imitate what we see around us. We try to be what other people think of as ‘pretty’ & little by little, our soul fades. We forget the world is what we imagine it to be. We stop being the sun and become, instead, the pool of water reflecting it.
Beauty is present in all creation, but the danger lies in the fact that we allow ourselves to be influenced by what people think.
Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Friends
Don’t explain. Your friends do not need it, and your enemies will not believe you.
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Fear
A boat is safe in the harbour. But this is not the purpose of a boat.
If you must say yes, say it with an open heart. If you must say no, say it without fear.
Paulo Coelho Quotes about Change
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Marriage
I’m not saying that love always takes you to heaven. Your life can become a nightmare. But that said, it is worth taking the risk.
Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.
When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.
Paulo Coelho Quotes on Time
We can sell our time, but we can’t buy it back.
Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.
