Paulo Coelho

"Don’t give into your fears, if you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart."

- Paulo Coelho

"Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions."

- Paulo Coelho

"When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too."

- Paulo Coelho

"It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."

- Paulo Coelho

"You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit."

- Paulo Coelho

"Be happy, it drives people crazy."

- Paulo Coelho

"The less you respond to negative people, the more positive your life will become."

- Paulo Coelho

"The world is changed by your example, not your opinion."

- Paulo Coelho

"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

"A rose dreams of enjoying the company of bees, but none appears. The sun asks: ‘Aren’t you tired of waiting?’ ‘Yes,’ answers the rose, ‘but if I close my petals, I will wither and die.’"

- Paulo Coelho

"The rose is a rose from the time it is a seed to the time it dies. Within it, at all times, it contains its whole potential. It seems to be constantly in the process of change: Yet at each state, at each moment, it is perfectly all right as it is."

- Paulo Coelho

"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

"Pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it."

- Paulo Coelho

"Acepta lo que la vida te ofrece e intenta beber de cada taza. Todos los vinos deben ser probados; algunos solo deben ser sorbidos, pero con otros, bebe toda la botella."

- Paulo Coelho

"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

"One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving."

- Paulo Coelho

"Words are tears that have been written down. Tears are words that need to be shed. Without them, joy loses all its brilliance and sadness has no end."

- Paulo Coelho

"The mirror never lies; it only shows what we choose to see or ignore."

- Paulo Coelho

"The mirror reflects not only our physical appearance but also our hopes, dreams, and potential."

- Paulo Coelho

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

- Paulo Coelho

"Impossible is just an opinion."

- Paulo Coelho

"The world is changed by your example not by your opinion."

- Paulo Coelho

"If you're brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello."

- Paulo Coelho

"Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience."

- Paulo Coelho

"All stress, anxiety, depression, is caused when we ignore who we are, and start living to please others."

- Paulo Coelho

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine, it’s lethal."

- Paulo Coelho

"You drown not by falling into a river, but by staying submerged in it."

- Paulo Coelho

"Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon. You will be surprised how often you get it."

- Paulo Coelho

"And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

- Paulo Coelho

"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."

- Paulo Coelho

"There are moments when troubles enter our lives and we can do nothing to avoid them. But they are there for a reason. Only when we have overcome them will we understand why they were there."

- Paulo Coelho

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal."

- Paulo Coelho

"The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion."

- Paulo Coelho

"One day you will wake up and there won’t be any more time to do the things you’ve always wanted. Do it now."

- Paulo Coelho

"And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you achieve it."

- Paulo Coelho

"“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”"

- Paulo Coelho

"If you think adventure is dangerous try routine. It is lethal."

- Paulo Coelho

"Travel is never a matter of money but of courage."

- Paulo Coelho

"When you dance, you can enjoy the luxury of being you."

- Paulo Coelho

"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure."

- Paulo Coelho

"Anyone who has lost something they thought was theirs forever finally comes to realize that nothing really belongs to them."

- Paulo Coelho

"Never. We never lose our loved ones. They accompany us; they don’t disappear from our lives. We are merely in different rooms."

- Paulo Coelho

"It’s a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life."

- Paulo Coelho

"“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”"

- Paulo Coelho

"Friendship isn’t a big thing — it’s a million little things."

- Paulo Coelho

"Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it."

- Paulo Coelho

"My connection with Brazil is so abstract. My blood and my way of thinking is Brazilian, but that’s it. I don’t tend to go back to the past, and although I have an apartment there, I rarely visit. When I move, I really move."

- Paulo Coelho

"Be gentle with yourself. You are doing the best you can."

- Paulo Coelho

"Respect is for those who deserve not for those who demand it."

- Paulo Coelho

"Haters are people terrified of their own emptiness. Critics are people who want to be those who they criticize."

- Paulo Coelho

"When a person really desires something, all the universe conspires to help that person to realize his dream."

- Paulo Coelho

"Dance is one of the most perfect forms of communication with infinite intelligence."

- Paulo Coelho

"Dancing transforms everything, demands everything, and judges no one. Those who are fit, dance, even if they find themselves in a cell, or in a wheelchair, because dancing is not the mere repetition of certain movements, it’s a conversation with a being greater and more powerful than everyone and everything. To dance is to use a language beyond selfishness and fear."

- Paulo Coelho

"Enjoy what you can and ignore the rest. Let’s not waste any energy fighting things that are outside our control."

- Paulo Coelho

"Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day."

- Paulo Coelho

"Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me."

- Paulo Coelho

"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

"When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It’s very simple."

- Paulo Coelho

"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

"The great victory, which appears so simple today, was the result of a series of small victories that went unnoticed."

- Paulo Coelho

"The only way to make the right decision is to find out which is the wrong decision, to examine that other path without fear, and only then decide."

- Paulo Coelho

"We can never judge the lives of others because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation."

- Paulo Coelho

"It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over."

- Paulo Coelho

"The simple things are also the most extraordinary things, and only the wise can see them."

- Paulo Coelho

"The boat is safer anchored at the port; but that is not the aim of boats."

- Paulo Coelho

"When you are enthusiastic about what you do, you feel this positive energy. It's very simple."

- Paulo Coelho

"In a forest of a hundred thousand trees, no two leaves are alike. And no two journeys along the same path are alike."

- Paulo Coelho

"The warrior knows that he is free to choose his desires, and he makes these decisions with courage, detachment, and-sometimes- with just a touch of madness."

- Paulo Coelho

"If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert."

- Paulo Coelho

""When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.""

- Paulo Coelho

"Nothing is more powerful than a person with a fully-charged energy."

- Paulo Coelho

"When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive."

- Paulo Coelho

"If you are brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello."

- Paulo Coelho

"No, I never saw an angel, but it is irrelevant whether I saw one or not. I feel their presence around me."

- Paulo Coelho

"When we open our hearts, angels appear in the form of guiding voices, helping us find our way in the darkness of life."

- Paulo Coelho

"Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That’s all you need."

- Paulo Coelho

"If you are never alone, you cannot know yourself."

- Paulo Coelho

"Solitude is not the absence of Love, but its complement."

- Paulo Coelho

"As soon as people decide to confront a problem, they realize that they are far more capable than they thought they were."

- Paulo Coelho

"Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure."

- Paulo Coelho

"Tears are words that need to be written."

- Paulo Coelho

""To fear aging and death is to waste the time we have now.""

- Paulo Coelho

"Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it—just as we have learned to live with storms."

- Paulo Coelho

"Stress, anxiety, and depression are caused when we are living to please others."

- Paulo Coelho

"It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn't matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over."

- Paulo Coelho

"When you say ‘yes’ to others make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself."

- Paulo Coelho

"“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

"“So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.”"

- Paulo Coelho

"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."

- Paulo Coelho

"Don’t forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies…"

- Paulo Coelho

"It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them."

- Paulo Coelho

"When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you’re not saying ‘no’ to yourself."

- Paulo Coelho

"I don't regret difficulties I experienced; I think they helped me to become the person I am today, I feel the way a warrior must feel after years of training; he doesn't remember the details of everything he learned, but he knows how to strike when the time is right."

- Paulo Coelho

"Let things go. Release them. Detach yourself from them. Stop turning on your emotional television to watch the same program over and over again, the one that shows how much you suffered from a certain loss: that is only poisoning you, nothing else."

- Paulo Coelho

"Do something instead of killing time because time is killing you."

- Paulo Coelho

"It's a good idea always to do something relaxing prior to making an important decision in your life."

- Paulo Coelho

"And when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

- Paulo Coelho

"I love you like a river that understands that it must learn to flow differently over waterfalls and to rest in the shallows."

- Paulo Coelho

"When you say ‘yes’ to others, make sure you are not saying ‘no’ to yourself."

- Paulo Coelho

"Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worst kind of suffering."

- Paulo Coelho

"You can destroy my body, but not my soul."

- Paulo Coelho

"The ax never remembers. The tree never forgets."

- Paulo Coelho

"I have seen many storms in my life. Most storms have caught me by surprise, so I had to learn very quickly to exercise the art of patience and to respect the fury of nature."

- Paulo Coelho

"The pain of yesterday is the strength of today."

- Paulo Coelho

"Someday, we’ll forget the hurt, the reason we cried and who caused us pain. And we’ll finally realize that the secret of being free is not revenge, but letting things unfold in their own way and own time."

- Paulo Coelho

"To heal a wound, you must stop scratching it."

- Paulo Coelho

"Sometimes, your heart needs more time to accept something that your mind already knows."

- Paulo Coelho

"Don’t allow your wounds to turn you into a person you are not."

- Paulo Coelho

"What hurts us is what heals us."

- Paulo Coelho

"Anxiety was born in the very same moment as mankind. And since we will never be able to master it, we will have to learn to live with it— just as we have learned to live with storms."

- Paulo Coelho

"Choose the mountain you want to climb: don't pay attention to what other people say, such as ‘that one's more beautiful’ or ‘this one's easier.’ You'll be spending lots of energy and enthusiasm to reach your objective, so you're the only one responsible and you should be sure of what you're doing."

- Paulo Coelho

"The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don’t fool yourself, the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far."

- Paulo Coelho

""The way up to the top of the mountain is always longer than you think. Don't fool yourself; the moment will arrive when what seemed so near is still very far.""

- Paulo Coelho

"How can we be so arrogant? The planet is, was, and always will be stronger than us. We can’t destroy it; if we overstep the mark, the planet will simply erase us from its surface and carry on existing."

- Paulo Coelho

"You can become blind by seeing each day as a similar one. Each day is a different one, each day brings a miracle of its own. It’s just a matter of paying attention to this miracle."

- Paulo Coelho

"Don't waste your time with explanations: people only hear what they want to hear."

- Paulo Coelho

"The secret of life, though, is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."

- Paulo Coelho

"Every blessing ignored becomes a curse."

- Paulo Coelho

"Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy."

- Paulo Coelho

"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure"

- Paulo Coelho

"Teaching is simply demonstrating that something is possible. Learning is doing it for yourself."

- Paulo Coelho

"There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: The fear of failure."

- Paulo Coelho

""A relationship where you can be weird together is your best choice.""

- Paulo Coelho

"Ask yourself if what you’re doing today is getting you closer to where you want to be tomorrow."

- Paulo Coelho

"The secret of life is to fall seven times and to get up eight times."

- Paulo Coelho

"Disappointment is a sign that you are growing and evolving. Embrace it, for it is an essential part of the journey towards self-discovery."

- Paulo Coelho

"When you find your path, you must not be afraid. You need to have sufficient courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are the tools God uses to show us the way."

- Paulo Coelho

"A good relationship is when two people accept each other’s past, support each other’s present, and love each other enough to fix their mistakes for the future."

- Paulo Coelho

"Whenever you want to achieve something, keep your eyes open, concentrate and make sure you know exactly what it is you want. No one can hit their target with their eyes closed."

- Paulo Coelho

"Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people."

- Paulo Coelho

"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

"Don't forget - beautiful sunsets need cloudy skies."

- Paulo Coelho

"Impossible is Just an Opinion"

- Paulo Coelho

""Be happy, it drives people crazy.""

- Paulo Coelho

"To me, a witch is a woman that is capable of letting her intuition take hold of her actions, that communes with her environment, that isn't afraid of facing challenges."

- Paulo Coelho

"The universe stands aside for those people who know where they are going."

- Paulo Coelho

"None of us knows what might happen even the next minute, yet still we go forward. Because we trust. Because we have faith."

- Paulo Coelho

"You are what you believe yourself to be."

- Paulo Coelho

"In order to dominate the soul you must also learn to dominate the body. And in order to dominate the body you cannot fear pain."

- Paulo Coelho

"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."

- Paulo Coelho

"There is no lonelier place than being with someone who has stopped loving you."

- Paulo Coelho

"Outer beauty is inner beauty made visible."

- Paulo Coelho

"Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second's encounter with God and with eternity."

- Paulo Coelho

"Don't give in to your fears. If you do, you won't be able to talk to your heart."

- Paulo Coelho

"Remember your dreams and fight for them. You must know what you want from life. There is just one thing that makes your dream become impossible: the fear of failure."

- Paulo Coelho

"If pain must come, may it come quickly. Because I have a life to live, and I need to live it in the best way possible. If he has to make a choice, may he make it now. Then I will either wait for him or forget him."

- Paulo Coelho

"If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it’s lethal"

- Paulo Coelho

"It's the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting."

- Paulo Coelho

"What interests me in life is curiosity, challenges, the good fight with its victories and defeats."

- Paulo Coelho

"“No one can possess a sunset like the one we saw that evening. Just as no one can possess an afternoon of rain beating against the window, or serenity of a sleeping child, or the magical moment when the waves break on the rocks. No one can possess the beautiful things in this Earth, but we can know them and love them.”"

- Paulo Coelho

""One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.""

- Paulo Coelho

"It’s a good idea to always do something relaxing before making an important decision in your life."

- Paulo Coelho

""Culture makes people understand each other better. And if they understand each other better in their soul, it is easier to overcome the economic and political barriers. But first they have to understand that their neighbour is, in the end, just like them, with the same problems, the same questions.""

- Paulo Coelho

"Only true love transforms lonely souls forever."

- 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."

- Paulo Coelho