Paulo Coelho

37 Quotes

Quotes by Paulo Coelho

1

If it costs you your peace it's too expensive

2

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

3

To heal a wound you must stop scratching it.

4

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

5

Love yourself first because this is the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with.

6

Be ready to pay the price of your dreams. Free cheese can only be found in a mousetrap.

7

A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.

8

A bird in a cage is safe but God didn't create birds for that.

9

If it costs you your peace it's too expensive

10

Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can substitute experience.

11

Suffering ends when we stop fearing things that we can’t avoid.

12

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

13

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

14

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

15

To heal a wound you must stop scratching it.

16

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

17

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 we will understand why they were there.

18

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

19

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

20

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.

21

Never hate jealous people. They are jealous because they think you are better than them.

22

Never allow waiting to become a habit. Live your dreams and take risks. Life is happening now.

23

Love yourself first because this is the person you are going to spend the rest of your life with.

24

Listen to your heart. It knows everything.

25

Life is short. Kiss slowly, laugh insanely, love truly and forgive quickly.

26

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

27

If you start by promising what you don't even have yet, you'll lose your desire to work towards getting it.

28

If you have a dream, don't waste your energies explaining why.

29

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

30

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

31

Be ready to pay the price of your dreams. Free cheese can only be found in a mousetrap.

32

At every moment of our lives, we all have one foot in a fairy tale and the other in the abyss.

33

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

34

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.

35

A mistake repeated more than once is a decision.

36

A dream that is not dangerous, that does not provoke criticism that pleases everybody is unworthy of being called a dream at all.

37

A bird in a cage is safe but God didn't create birds for that.