Last Updated on: June 18, 2023 by Sonia Allan | Fact Checked
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If you’re familiar with Paulo Coelho’s work, then you know that his writing is full of powerful quotations. Here are some of our favorite Paulo Coelho quotes to help inspire and motivate you.
Whether you’re facing a difficult situation or just need a little guidance on your journey, these quotes will help remind you of your potential and power. So be inspired and share with your friends!
1. “Don’t forget: beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies.” — Paulo Coelho
2. “Each day, in itself, brings with it an eternity.” — Paulo Coelho
3. “It takes huge effort to free yourself from memory.” — Paulo Coelho
4. “I forgive you not because I became a saint, but because I am tired of hating.” — Paulo Coelho
5. “You don’t have to explain your dreams, they belong to you.” — Paulo Coelho
6. “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” — Paulo Coelho
7. “Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near.” — Paulo Coelho
8. “Don’t allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily.” — Paulo Coelho
9. “If you think adventure is dangerous, try normal; it’s lethal.” — Paulo Coelho
10. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” — Paulo Coelho
11. “Fight for your dreams and your dreams will fight for you.” — Paulo Coelho
12. “Don’t waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear.” — Paulo Coelho
13. “You are, what you believe yourself to be.” — Paulo Coelho
14. “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
15. “One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.” — Paulo Coelho
16. “Love is an untamed force. When we try to control it, it destroys us. When we try to imprison it, it enslaves us. When we try to understand it, it leaves us feeling lost and confused.” — Paulo Coelho
17. “Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” — Paulo Coelho
18. “How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.” — Paulo Coelho
19. “Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering.”— Paulo Coelho
20. “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.” — Paulo Coelho
21. “If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule, never lie to yourself.” — Paulo Coelho
22. “It takes huge effort to free yourself from memory.” — Paulo Coelho
23. “No one can lie, no one can hide anything when he looks directly into someone’s eyes.” — Paulo Coelho
24. “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.” — Paulo Coelho
25. “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.”— Paulo Coelho
26. “If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello.” — Paulo Coelho
27. “When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple.”— Paulo Coelho
28. “People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.”— Paulo Coelho
29. “Don’t waste your time with explanations, people only hear what they want to hear.”— Paulo Coelho
30. “People are capable at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” — Paulo Coelho
31. “Life moves very fast. It rushes from heaven to hell in a matter of seconds.” — Paulo Coelho
32. “Human beings can withstand a week without water, two weeks without food, many years of homelessness, but not loneliness. It is the worst of all tortures, the worst of all sufferings.” — Paulo Coelho
33. “If you’re brave enough to say ‘goodbye’ life will reward you with a new ‘hello’.” — Paulo Coelho
34. “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?” — Paulo Coelho
35. “Reason lost the battle, and all I could do was surrender and accept I was in love.” — Paulo Coelho
36. “Passion makes a person stop eating, sleeping, working, feeling at peace. A lot of people are frightened because, when it appears, it demolishes all the old things it finds in its path.” — Paulo Coelho
37. “We can never judge the lives of others because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation.” — Paulo Coelho
38. “And no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dream.” — Paulo Coelho
39. “Do not ask permission. Do it now and – if necessary – regret tomorrow!” — Paulo Coelho
40. “All you have to do is pay attention: lessons always arrive when you are ready.”— Paulo Coelho
41. “You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it.” — Paulo Coelho
42. “Sometimes you have to travel a long way to find what is near.” — Paulo Coelho
43. “Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure.” — Paulo Coelho
44. “Don’t give in to your fears, if you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.” — Paulo Coelho
45. “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.” — Paulo Coelho
46. “You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it is better to listen to what it has to say.” — Paulo Coelho
47. “Never miss an opportunity to show your love.” — Paulo Coelho
48. “Your eyes show the strength of your soul.” — Paulo Coelho
49. “One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted to do. Do it now.” — Paulo Coelho
50. “Love is not to be found in someone else, but in ourselves; we simply awaken it. But in order to do that, we need the other person. The universe only makes sense when we have someone to share our feelings with.” — Paulo Coelho
51. “The ship is safest when it is in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.” — Paulo Coelho
52. “Live truly and forgive quickly.” — Paulo Coelho
Although some of Paulo Coelho’s quotes are a little cheesy, they nevertheless hold a great deal of truth. If you apply his advice to your own life, you may find that you become happier and more successful.
We hope you enjoyed reading these inspiring quotes as much as we enjoyed finding them. What is your favorite Paulo Coelho quote? Let us know in the comments below!
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