Top 500 Paulo Coelho Quotes (2025 Update)
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251. “What was broken will never be the same again.”

— Paulo Coelho

252. “On your journey to your dream, be ready to face oasis and deserts. In both cases, don’t stop.”

— Paulo Coelho

253. “We lose many things simply out of our fear of losing them.”

— Paulo Coelho

254. “For the Warrior of Light there is no such thing as an impossible love. He is not intimidated by silence, indifference or rejection. He knows that, behind the mask of ice that people wear, there beats a heart of fire. Without love, he is nothing.”

— Paulo Coelho

255. “Sometimes it’s what you don’t say that counts.”

— Paulo Coelho

256. “The Warrior of the light knows that when somebody wants something, the whole Universe conspires in their favor.”

— Paulo Coelho

257. “Only children believe they’re capable of everything.”

— Paulo Coelho

258. “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.”

— Paulo Coelho

259. “If you have work instead of a job, every day is a holiday.”

— Paulo Coelho

260. “Postpone joy, it will diminish. Postpone a problem, it will grow.”

— Paulo Coelho

261. “How much I missed, simply because I was afraid of missing it.”

— Paulo Coelho

262. “Enjoy your magic moment today. As it will not be here tomorrow.”

— Paulo Coelho

263. “Before I die, I want to fight for life.”

— Paulo Coelho

264. “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

265. “If you have a past with which you feel dissatisfied, then forget it, now. Imagine a new story for your life and believe in it. Focus only on the moments when you achieved what you desired, and that strength will help you to get what you want.”

— Paulo Coelho

266. “You could tell your soul mate by the light in their eyes, and since the time began, that has been how people have recognized their true love.”

— Paulo Coelho

267. “I opened the window and my heart. The sun flooded my house and Love flooded my soul.”

— Paulo Coelho

268. “A warrior of light knows that in the silence of his heart he will hear an order that will guide him.”

— Paulo Coelho

269. “People want to change everything and, at the same time, want it all to remain the same.”

— Paulo Coelho

270. “It has been said that there is no such thing as coincidence in this world.”

— Paulo Coelho

271. “It’s true; life really is generous to those who pursue their destiny.”

— Paulo Coelho

272. “In dire times you can lose joy, but you can’t lose hope. Hope is your guide.”

— Paulo Coelho

273. “When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change.”

— Paulo Coelho

274. “I’ve learned that waiting is the most difficult bit, and I want to get used to the feeling, knowing that you’re with me, even when you’re not by my side.”

— Paulo Coelho

275. “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

276. “You can only learn when you teach.”

— Paulo Coelho

277. “Don’t ask permission. If it does not work, you can apologize later.”

— Paulo Coelho

278. “I prefer to be crazy and happy rather than normal and bitter.”

— Paulo Coelho

279. “I will never be yours, and you will never be mine; nevertheless, I can honestly say: I love you, I love you, I love you.”

— Paulo Coelho

280. “Everything which is done in the present, affects the future by consequence, and the past by redemption.”

— Paulo Coelho

281. “Saying ‘No’ does not always show a lack of generosity and that saying ‘Yes’ is not always a virtue.”

— Paulo Coelho

282. “Don’t give to anyone the power to put you down. Haters are losers pretending to be winners.”

— Paulo Coelho

283. “Everyone has their own way of learning.”

— Paulo Coelho

284. “People need not fear the unknown if they are capable of achieving what they need and want.”

— Paulo Coelho

285. “The magic moment is the moment when a ‘yes’ or a ‘no’ can change our whole existence.”

— Paulo Coelho

286. “Face your path with courage, don’t be scared of people’s criticism. And, above all, don’t let yourself get paralyzed by your own criticism.”

— Paulo Coelho

287. “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

288. “Don’t fear the light within. May it ignite the Sacred Flame in your soul.”

— Paulo Coelho

289. “Treat every challenge as a lesson, every mistake you make as a blessing and move on.”

— Paulo Coelho

290. “Give yourself freedom to try out new things Don’t be so set in your ways that you can’t grow.”

— Paulo Coelho

291. “It takes a huge effort to free yourself from memory.”

— Paulo Coelho

292. “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

293. “Sometimes it’s better to leave things as they are, he thought to himself, and decided to say nothing.”

— Paulo Coelho

294. “If everybody loves you, something is wrong. Find at least one enemy to keep you alert.”

— Paulo Coelho

295. “With love, there are no rules. The heart decides and what it decides is all that really matters.”

— Paulo Coelho

296. “I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work.”

— Paulo Coelho

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297. “Courage in the path is what makes the path manifest itself.”

— Paulo Coelho

298. “Writing is one of the most solitary activities in the world.”

— Paulo Coelho

299. “What makes life interesting are the challenges we face.”

— Paulo Coelho

300. “Loneliness, when accepted, becomes a gift that will lead us to find a purpose in life.”

— Paulo Coelho