110+ Paulo Coelho Quotes On Family, Friendship And Soulmates

Paulo Coelho is a Brazilian novelist and lyricist. He is best known for his novel The Alchemist, which has been translated into 80 languages. He is one of the most widely read authors in the world, with more than 165 million copies of his books sold in over 170 countries. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Paulo Coelho on love, family, friendship.

Top 10 Paulo Coelho Quotes

1. Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly
2. There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.
3. I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter.
4. One day you'll wake up and there won't be any more time to do the things you've always wanted
5. The Warrior knows about the "waterfall effect".
6. What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.
7. Don't forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy Skies.
8. Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people.
9. Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning.
10. The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion.

Paulo Coelho Image Quotes

I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter. — Paulo Coelho

The Warrior knows about the "waterfall effect". — Paulo Coelho

Don't forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy Skies. — Paulo Coelho

Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people. — Paulo Coelho

The world is changed by your example, not by your opinion. — Paulo Coelho

Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy — Paulo Coelho

Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need. — Paulo Coelho

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving. — Paulo Coelho

A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat. — Paulo Coelho

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

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. — Paulo Coelho

Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live. — Paulo Coelho

Remember the saying, What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger? It's true! — Paulo Coelho

Many times the wrong train took me to the right place. — Paulo Coelho

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive. — Paulo Coelho

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. — Paulo Coelho

Enjoy your magic moment today. As it will not be here tomorrow. — Paulo Coelho

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not. — Paulo Coelho

the reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become — Paulo Coelho

Why is patience so important?" "Because it makes us pay attention. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Short Quotes

• Whatever you decide to do, make sure it makes you happy
• In our obsessive wish to arrive, we often forget the most important thing, which is the journey.
• Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.
• Many times the wrong train took me to the right place.
• Enjoy your magic moment today. As it will not be here tomorrow.
• Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on.
• When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.
• Why is patience so important?" "Because it makes us pay attention.
• Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price.
• The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy.

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Love

If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination. — Paulo Coelho

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving. — Paulo Coelho

We are travelers on a cosmic journey,stardust,swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. — Paulo Coelho

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. — 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

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

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

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive. — Paulo Coelho

Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place. — Paulo Coelho

So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Soulmates

But how will I know who my Soulmate is? Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life. — Paulo Coelho

We can also allow our Soulmate to pass us by,without accepting him or her,or even noticing. Then we will need another incarnation in order to find that Soulmate. And because of our selfishness, we will be condemned to the worst torture humankind ever invented for itself: loneliness. — Paulo Coelho

Do not seek to be loved at any price, because Love has no price. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Life

Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need. — Paulo Coelho

Life always waits for some crisis to occur before revealing itself at its most brilliant. — Paulo Coelho

A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat. — Paulo Coelho

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

Our life is a constant journey, from birth to death. The landscape changes, the people change, our needs change, but the train keeps moving. Life is the train, not the station. — Paulo Coelho

Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own. — Paulo Coelho

Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live. — Paulo Coelho

Remember the saying, What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger? It's true! — 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 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

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Dreams

On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don't stop — Paulo Coelho

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

I told you that your dream was a difficult one. It's the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them. — Paulo Coelho

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. — Paulo Coelho

Life is a journey. How we travel is really up to us. We can just flow with the tide or follow our own dreams. — Paulo Coelho

Everyday God gives us the sun, and also the moment in wich have the ability to change everything that makes us unhappy. Our magic moment helps us to change and send us off in search of our dreams. — 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

Open your heart and listen to what it is telling you. Follow your dreams, because only a man who is unashamed of himself can manifest the glory of God. — Paulo Coelho

People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of. — Paulo Coelho

Live the life you always wanted to live. Avoid criticizing others and concentrate on fulfilling your dreams. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Success

If you don't care about what people think, you already passed the first step of success. — Paulo Coelho

To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain. — Paulo Coelho

Fear of failure leads to failure. — Paulo Coelho

Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it — Paulo Coelho

In order for us to liberate the energy of our strength, our weakness must first have a chance to reveal itself. — Paulo Coelho

If you want to be successful, you must respect one rule. Never lie to yourself. — Paulo Coelho

Impossible is just an opinion. — Paulo Coelho

It's always easy to blame others. You can spend your entire life blaming the world, but your successes or failures are entirely your own responsibility. — Paulo Coelho

Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile. — Paulo Coelho

People learn, early in their lives, what is their reason for being. Maybe that's why they give up on it so early, too. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Travel

If you think adventure is dangerous, try routine; it is lethal. — Paulo Coelho

I can speak to my soul only when the two of us are off exploring deserts or cities or mountains or roads. — Paulo Coelho

The adrenaline and stress of an adventure are better than a thousand peaceful days. — Paulo Coelho

Then the Warrior of the Light thanks his traveling companions, takes a deep breath and continues on, laden with memories of an unforgettable journey. — Paulo Coelho

The spiritual path can only be traveled through the daily experience of love. — Paulo Coelho

When we are high up, everything looks very small. Our glories and our sadnesses cease to be important. We have left whatever we won or lost down below. From the top of a mountain you can see how large the world is and how wide the horizon. — Paulo Coelho

Travel is never a matter of money but of courage — Paulo Coelho

When you #‎ travel , you experience, in a very practical way, the act of #‎ rebirth . — Paulo Coelho

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. — Paulo Coelho

Every road i traveled led back to you — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Books

Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You've got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense. — Paulo Coelho

If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it — Paulo Coelho

The soul of the world is nourished by people's Happiness. — Paulo Coelho

The secret is here in the present. If you pay attention to the present, you can improve upon it. And, if you improve on the present, what comes later will also be better." -- The Alchemist — Paulo Coelho

And, when you can't go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward. — Paulo Coelho

Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. — Paulo Coelho

People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don't deserve them, or that they'll be unable to achieve them. — Paulo Coelho

Treasure is uncovered by the force of flowing water, and it is buried by the same currents. — Paulo Coelho

Your eyes show the strength of your soul. — Paulo Coelho

Listen to your heart. It knows all things, because it came from the Soul of the World and it will one day return there. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Inspiring

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. — 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

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. — Paulo Coelho

Magical places are always beautiful and deserve to be contemplated ... Always stay on the bridge between the invisible and the visible. — Paulo Coelho

Don't give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners. — Paulo Coelho

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not. — Paulo Coelho

the reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become — Paulo Coelho

When I had nothing to lose, I had everything. When I stopped being who I am, I found myself. — Paulo Coelho

You are your own best friend. Never ever, put yourself down. — Paulo Coelho

Haters are confused admirers who can’t understand why everybody else likes you — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Wise

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

If it's still in your mind, it is still in your heart. — Paulo Coelho

Avoiding problems you need to face is avoiding the life you need to live. — Paulo Coelho

A wise person is full of questions. A dull person is full of answers. — Paulo Coelho

Don't fear the light within. May it ignite the Sacred Flame in your soul. — Paulo Coelho

Don't let yourself be weighed down by what other people think, because in a few years, in a few decades, or in a few centuries, that way of thinking will have changed. Live now what others will only live in the future. — Paulo Coelho

Only two things can reveal life's great secrets: suffering and love. — Paulo Coelho

Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because don't know what to do with it. — Paulo Coelho

Hurry up: your dreams are waiting for you, but they will not wait forever — Paulo Coelho

Tragedies do happen. We can discover the reason, blame others, imagine how different our lives would be had they not occurred. But none of that is important: they did occur, and so be it. From there onward we must put aside the fear that they awoke in us and begin to rebuild — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About World

If only everyone could know and live with their inner craziness. Would the world be a worse place for it? No, people would be fairer and happier. — Paulo Coelho

What's the world's greatest lie?... It's this: that at a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. — Paulo Coelho

The world we live in will be either better or worse depending on whether we become better or worse. — Paulo Coelho

Considering the way the world is, one happy day is almost a miracle. — Paulo Coelho

We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it's our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand. — Paulo Coelho

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

Every human being has a personal legend to be fulfilled, and this is our reason for being in the world. This personal legend manifests itself in our enthusiasm for the task. — Paulo Coelho

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

We are responsible for everything that happens in this world. We are warriors of light, and with the strength of our love and of our will we can change our destiny and that of many other people. — Paulo Coelho

From the moment we are born, people tell us that the world is like this and like that, this way, that way. It is natural that - for a certain period of time - we end up believing what we are told. But we must soon push these ideas aside and discover our own way of living reality. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About People

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

How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves. — Paulo Coelho

Every human being has the right to search for happiness, and by 'happiness' is meant something that makes other people feel content. Paulo Coelho Quotes From Like the Flowing River “Every human being should keep alive within them the sacred flame of madness, but should behave as a normal person. — Paulo Coelho

Stay mad, but behave like normal people. Run the risk of being different, but learn to do so without attracting attention. — Paulo Coelho

The best way to live a miserable life is to pay attention to what other people are saying about you. — Paulo Coelho

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

When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises. — Paulo Coelho

behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire. — Paulo Coelho

God has a plan for you, you are here in this world because God has a plan for you. And the problem is that people start listening to other people and they forget to listen to their heart and to see what is the plan that God has for you. — Paulo Coelho

Don't listen to the malicious comments of those friends who, never taking any risks themselves, can only see other people's failures. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Quotes About Soul

I have inside me the winds, the deserts, the oceans, the stars, and everything created in the universe. We were all made by the same hand, and we have the same soul. — Paulo Coelho

Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life. — Paulo Coelho

Our soul is governed by four invisible forces: love, death, power and time. — Paulo Coelho

I'm not a body with a soul, I'm a soul that has a visible part called the body — Paulo Coelho

Elegance is not an outer quality, but a part of the soul that is visible to others. — Paulo Coelho

We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. Many times in our lives we see our dreams shattered and our desires frustrated, but we have to continue dreaming. If we don't, our soul dies, and agape cannot reach it. — Paulo Coelho

We must never stop dreaming. Dreams provide nourishment for the soul, just as a meal does for the body. — Paulo Coelho

When something undesirable grows in my soul, I ask God to give me the courage to mercilessly pluck it out. — Paulo Coelho

really important meetings are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other. — Paulo Coelho

The eyes are the mirror of the soul and reflect everything that seems to be hidden; and like a mirror, they also reflect the person looking into them. — Paulo Coelho

Paulo Coelho Famous Quotes And Sayings

I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter. — Paulo Coelho

The Warrior knows about the "waterfall effect". — Paulo Coelho

Don't forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy Skies. — Paulo Coelho

Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people. — Paulo Coelho

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

Hide your craziness behind a beautiful smile. That's all you need. — Paulo Coelho

One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving. — Paulo Coelho

A boat is safe in the harbor. But this is not the purpose of a boat. — Paulo Coelho

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

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience. — Paulo Coelho

Be proud of your scars. They remind you that you have the will to live. — Paulo Coelho

Useful men, who do useful things, don't mind being treated as useless. But the useless always judge themselves as being important and hide all their incompetence behind authority. — Paulo Coelho

But how will I know who my Soulmate is?” Brida felt that this was one of the most important questions she had ever asked in her life. By taking risks’ she said to Brida. ‘ 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. — Paulo Coelho

Remember the saying, What doesn't kill you, makes you stronger? It's true! — Paulo Coelho

Each morning brings a hidden blessing; a blessing which is unique to that day, and which cannot be kept or re-used. If we do not use this miracle today, it will be lost. — Paulo Coelho

Many times the wrong train took me to the right place. — Paulo Coelho

When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive. — Paulo Coelho

Anyone who is in love is making love the whole time, even when they're not. When two bodies meet, it is just the cup overflowing. They can stay together for hours, even days. They begin the dance one day and finish it the next, or - such is the pleasure they experience - they may never finish it. No eleven minutes for them. — Paulo Coelho

We can never judge the lives of others, because each person knows only their own pain and renunciation. It's one thing to feel that you are on the right path, but it's another to think that yours is the only path. — Paulo Coelho

Accept what life offers you and try to drink from every cup. All wines should be tasted; some should only be sipped, but with others, drink the whole bottle. — Paulo Coelho

If you’re brave enough to say goodbye, life will reward you with a new hello. — Paulo Coelho

close some doors today. not because of pride, incapacity or arrogance, but simply because they lead you nowhere — Paulo Coelho

It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory, but when you succeed, you start to realize that you're capable of far more than you imagined. — Paulo Coelho

Enjoy your magic moment today. As it will not be here tomorrow. — Paulo Coelho

Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not. — 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

No, I'm not mistaken. I know you don't love me. But I'm going to fight for your love. There are some things in life that are worth fighting for to the end. You are worth it. — Paulo Coelho

The landscape changes, so enjoy it: of course, you have to have an objective in mind - to reach the top. But as you are going up, more things can be seen, and it's no bother to stop now and again and enjoy the panorama around you. At every meter conquered, you can see a little further, so use this to discover things that you still had not noticed. — Paulo Coelho

Warriors of light are not perfect.Their beauty lies in accepting this fact and still desiring to grow and to learn. — Paulo Coelho

the reward of our work is not what we get, but what we become — Paulo Coelho

Why is patience so important?" "Because it makes us pay attention. — 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

The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fight. — Paulo Coelho

The desert is a capricious lady, and sometimes she drives men crazy. — Paulo Coelho

I cry very easily. It can be a movie, a phone conversation, a sunset - tears are words waiting to be written. — Paulo Coelho

Elegance is usually confused with superficiality, fashion, lack of depth. This is a serious mistake: human beings need to have elegance in their actions and in their posture because this word is synonymous with good taste, amiability, equilibrium and harmony. — Paulo Coelho

Waiting is painful. Forgetting is painful. But not knowing which to do is the worse kind of suffering. — Paulo Coelho

Every blessing ignored becomes a curse. — Paulo Coelho

Don't let anyone make you feel that you don't deserve the good things that happen in your life — Paulo Coelho

Anyone who loves in the expectation of being loved in return is wasting their time. — Paulo Coelho

Because all my life I've learned to suffer in silence - Athena — Paulo Coelho

Tears are words that need to be written. — Paulo Coelho

We don't need to explain our love. We only need to show it. — Paulo Coelho

Don't allow your mind to tell your heart what to do. The mind gives up easily — Paulo Coelho

Don't say maybe if you want to say no. — Paulo Coelho

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

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. — Paulo Coelho

Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time. — Paulo Coelho

Emotions were like wild horses and it required wisdom to be able to control them — Paulo Coelho

Never save the best for later. You don't know what tomorrow holds. — 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

If you want to see a rainbow you have to learn to see the rain. — 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

When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it. — 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

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

Life Lessons by Paulo Coelho

1. Paulo Coelho teaches us to be brave and to follow our dreams, no matter how impossible they may seem.
2. He encourages us to be open to new experiences and to take risks, as they can lead to unexpected opportunities.
3. He also reminds us to stay true to ourselves and to never give up, even when faced with adversity.