Paulo Coelho Quotes

Don't try to be useful. Try to be yourself: that is enough & that makes all the difference.

I am not happy, and the quest for happiness as a principal objective is not part of my world. Of course, ever since I can remember, I have done what I felt like doing.

Happiness is just another of the tricks that our genetic system plays on us to carry out its only role, which is the survival of the species.

The good old days, when each idea had an owner, are gone forever.

However happy people say they are, nobody is satisfied: we always have to be with the prettiest woman, buy a bigger house, change cars, desire what we do not have.

In the United States, I am a great success, but I am not a celebrity.

I don't make plans. I live my life on a daily basis.

The first indication that we are killing our dreams is lack of time.

Certain things are so important that they need to be discovered alone.

Dream and love are just words - until you decide to experience them

Every scar has a life of its own and a space in my heart.

That's the problem, we do get used to things.

Leave your comfortable life and go in search of your kingdom.

The gigantic tension before the shooting of an arrow, and the total relaxation seconds later, is my way of connecting to the universe.

If you are honest, people may cheat you. Be honest anyway.

God's decisions are always mysterious, but they are always in our favour.

But in the end all religions point to the same light. In between the light and us, sometimes there are too many rules. The light is here and there are no rules to follow this light.

Everything in your life can change except ONE: your passion

Problems of the heart always bruised the soul.

Lie down on the ground and feel the planet's heart beating.

With the rain, falls the wisdom of heaven.

We learn what we need, Not what we'd want to

Only a fool makes threats, and only another fool feels threatened.

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

What makes life interesting are the challenges we face.

Lord, bless our week. Help us to take all the necessary risks to become the person we always wanted to be.

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.

Pity those who seek for shepherds, instead of longing for freedom!

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

Never laughing too loudly in a restaurant no matter how good the joke.

I write to empty my mind and to fill my heart.

Many people in this world are merely playing a role, unaware that there is an Invisible Hand guiding them.

‎We don't know what we have until we find it.

Only by accepting our desires can we have an idea of who we are.

People, since the beginning of time, have always tried to understand the universe through love.

Dreams are letters from the book your life is writing.

Bodies always understand each other, even when the souls do not.

I only write to understand myself better... I don't try to show how intelligent or how cultivated I am, I just try to share my soul. Sharing is part of life.

Have courage, be capable of loving.... Be happy in love. Be joyful in victory. Follow the dictates of your heart.

When you choose your attitude toward life, you can affect reality by making it better for you

No one could make a choice without feeling afraid.

Empty your mind, stop thinking about anything, simply be.

Love does not to be understood. It needs only to be shown.

Fear exists until the moment when the unavoidable happens, after that we must waste none of our energy on it.

You must find your treasure in order to make sense of everything you discovered on the path.

Time does not always pass at the same speed. We are the ones who determine that speed.

Everything new troubles us. Life catches us unawares and obliges us to journey towards the unknown, even when we do not want to, even when we do not need to.

Each person is different and each one will reach God by his or her own path.

When someone wants something then they should be aware that they are taking a risk. But this is precisely what makes life interesting.

Every human being has inside them something more important than him or herself - his or her Gift.