Quotes from Paulo Coelho

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

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.

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.

What does learning mean: accumulating knowledge or transforming your life?

When we postpone the harvest, the fruit rots, but when we postpone our problems, they keep on growing.

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

To succeed in life, you must have the courage to be hated.

Every moment in life is an act of faith

That is why he is a Warrior of the Light, because he has been through all this and yet has never lost hope of being better than he is.

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

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.

Each time we embrace someone warmly, we gain an extra day of life.

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.

Emotions are wild horses. It is not explanations that carry us forward, but our will to go on.

Everybody has a creative potential and from the moment you can express this creative potential, you can start changing the world.

Solitude is not the absence of company, but the moment when our soul is free to speak to us and help us decide what to do with our life.

The only way to save our dreams is by being generous with ourselves.

Walk firmly and with joy, without being afraid of stumbling. All your movements are being watched by your allies that will help you when necessary.

The ship is safest when it is in port, but that's not what ships were built for.

We always have a tendency to see those things that do not exist and to be blind to the great lessons that are right there before our eyes.

The best way to serve God is by going in search of your own dreams. Only the happy can spread happiness.

Every Warrior of the Light has, at some time in the past, lied or betrayed someone.

We still did not answer the questions that are important to us

Why do so many people chose to spend their whole life destroying paths they didn't even want to follow, instead of following the one path that would lead them somewhere.