Top 500 Paulo Coelho Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “How people treat other people is a direct reflection of how they feel about themselves.”

— Paulo Coelho

152. “Discipline and freedom are not mutually exclusive but mutually dependent because otherwise, you’d sink into chaos.”

— Paulo Coelho

153. “People never learn anything by being told, they have to find out for themselves.”

— Paulo Coelho

154. “Fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.”

— Paulo Coelho

155. “You deserve all the good things that happen to you. Don’t feel guilty and accept the blessings.”

— Paulo Coelho

156. “Love is just a word until someone comes along and gives it meaning. Dream is also just a word until you decide to fight for it with all your enthusiasm and commitment.”

— Paulo Coelho

157. “Teaching is only demonstrating that it is possible. Learning is making it possible for yourself.”

— Paulo Coelho

158. “Hurry up: your dreams are waiting for you, but they will not wait forever.”

— Paulo Coelho

159. “Dreamers can’t be tamed.”

— Paulo Coelho

160. “Telling the truth and making someone cry is better than telling a lie and making someone smile.”

— Paulo Coelho

161. “Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.”

— Paulo Coelho

162. “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

163. “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

164. “Don’t allow your wounds to transform you into someone you are not.”

— Paulo Coelho

165. “God always offers us a second chance in life.”

— Paulo Coelho

166. “In my world, everything is possible and everything is relative.”

— Paulo Coelho

167. “Everything in life has its price.”

— Paulo Coelho

168. “When you dance you can enjoy the luxury of being you.”

— Paulo Coelho

169. “The ship is safest when it is in port, but that’s not what ships were built for.”

— Paulo Coelho

170. “What is success? It is being able to go to bed each night with your soul at peace.”

— Paulo Coelho

171. “The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

— Paulo Coelho

172. “Hold the hand of the child within you. For this child, nothing is impossible.”

— Paulo Coelho

173. “Be realistic: always wish the impossible.”

— Paulo Coelho

174. “To enjoy the rainbow, first enjoy the rain.”

— Paulo Coelho

175. “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

176. “All religions lead to the same God, and all deserve the same respect.”

— Paulo Coelho

177. “If you don’t fear, the Unknown will be KIND to you.”

— Paulo Coelho

178. “Say “NO” without guilt. Say “YES” without fear.”

— Paulo Coelho

179. “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

180. “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

181. “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

182. “Life is a long pilgrimage from fear to love.”

— Paulo Coelho

183. “To realize one’s destiny is a person’s only obligation.”

— Paulo Coelho

184. “A great pleasure in life is to do what they say you can’t.”

— Paulo Coelho

185. “There are some things in life that are worth fighting for to the end.”

— Paulo Coelho

186. “When there is no turning back, then we should concern ourselves only with the best way of going forward.”

— Paulo Coelho

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

— Paulo Coelho

188. “Go further than you planned. Ask for the moon: you will be surprised how often you get it.”

— Paulo Coelho

189. “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

190. “Fear of failure leads to failure.”

— Paulo Coelho

191. “The only job you have in life is to recognize and honor your personal legend.”

— Paulo Coelho

192. “Don’t forget: Beautiful sunsets need cloudy Skies...”

— Paulo Coelho

193. “I can control my destiny, but not my fate. Destiny means there are opportunities to turn right or left, but fate is a one-way street. I believe we all have the choice as to whether we fulfil our destiny, but our fate is sealed.”

— Paulo Coelho

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

— Paulo Coelho

195. “We warriors of light must be prepared to have patience in difficult times and to know that the Universe is conspiring in our favor, even though we may not understand how.”

— Paulo Coelho

196. “To change the world, we need to combine Ancient wisdom with new technologies.”

— Paulo Coelho

197. “Dreams are the language of God.”

— Paulo Coelho

198. “The boat is safer anchored at the port; but that’s not the aim of boats.”

— Paulo Coelho

199. “Every Warrior of the Light has, at least once, believed he was not a Warrior of the Light.”

— Paulo Coelho

200. “Tolerance and compassion are qualities of fearless people.”

— Paulo Coelho