Paulo Coelho phrases: 50 phrases that will improve your life 🆙

A compilation of the best phrases by Paulo Coelho could not be missing from Fervida Inspiración.

Paulo Coelho is an internationally renowned best-selling author. His most famous book, "The Alchemist", has sold millions of copies worldwide and has helped millions of people pursue their dreams.

Therefore, we have put together for you this collection with the best phrases of Paulo Coelho (some of which cannot be found elsewhere). Enjoy the reading!

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50 incredible phrases by Paulo Coelho

1. "This is how love was lost," he said. "When we started setting rules about when love should or shouldn't show up." - Paulo Coelho

2. “But there is suffering in life, and there are defeats. Nobody can avoid them. But it's better to lose some battles in an effort to achieve your dreams than to be defeated without even knowing what you're fighting for." - Paulo Coelho

3. “Emotions are wild horses. It is not the explanations that make us go on, but the desire to continue". - Paulo Coelho

4. “If you want to be successful, you have to abide by one rule; Never lie to yourself. " - Paulo Coelho

5. "It takes a lot of effort to free yourself from the past." - Paulo Coelho

6. “No matter what they do, each person plays a central role in the history of the world. And usually he's not even aware of it." Paulo Coelho

7. "Tears are words that need to be written." - Paulo Coelho

8. “The moment we start looking for love, love starts looking for us. And to save us"- Paulo Coelho

9. "There are times when people are unable to understand happiness" - Paulo Coelho

The tenth of the 50 phrases of Paulo Coelho

10. “When I had nothing left to lose, I had it all. When I stopped being who I was, I found myself"

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11. "When you repeat a mistake, it is no longer a mistake: it is a decision." - Paulo Coelho

12. "A child can always teach an adult three things: to be happy for no reason, to always be busy with something, and to ask for anything you need." - Paulo Coelho

13. “Close some doors today. Not because of pride, inability or arrogance, but simply because they get you nowhere." - Paulo Coelho

14. "Everyone seems to have clear ideas about how others should live their lives, but no one knows how to run yours." - Paulo Coelho

15. "If you want to see the rainbow, you have to learn to tolerate the rain." - Paulo Coelho

16. "It's the opportunity to have an unfulfilled dream that makes life interesting." - Paulo Coelho

17. "No one can hit the target if they keep their eyes closed." - Paulo Coelho

18. “Explain to your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when searching for their dreams, because every second of the search is an encounter with God and with Eternity”. - Paulo Coelho

19. "The secret of life is to fall seven times and get up eight." - Paulo Coelho

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

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21. "When someone leaves, it's because someone else is coming." - Paulo Coelho

22. “You must understand that true love never stops a man from pursuing his own personal legend. If she gets out of his way it's because it wasn't true love… true love speaks the language of the world.” - Paulo Coelho

23. "All the battles in life serve to teach us something, even the battles we lose." - Paulo Coelho

24. “Don't give explanations. Your friends don't need them, and your enemies won't believe you." - Paulo Coelho

25. “Everything tells me I'm about to make a bad decision, but wasting time is a part of life. What does the world want from me? Do you want me not to take risks, to go back where I came from because I didn't have the courage to say "yes" to life?". - Paulo Coelho

26. "If you are brave enough to say 'goodbye', life will reward you with another 'hello'." - Paulo Coelho

27. "Life always has a way of testing a person's will, either so that nothing at all ever happens, or everything happens at once." - Paulo Coelho

28. “One day you will wake up and there will be no more time to do the things you always wanted to do. Do them now." - Paulo Coelho

29. "The act of discovering who we really are will force us to accept the fact that we can go further than we think." - Paulo Coelho

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30. “The simplest things are also the most extraordinary, and only the wise can see them.”

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31. "They were looking for the reward at the end of the journey, not really wanting to make that journey." - Paulo Coelho

32. "When we love, we always strive to be better than we are." - Paulo Coelho

33. "When you start living off the obsession...you want to get somewhere regardless of whether you're enjoying the ride or not." - Paulo Coelho

34. “At some point, we lose control of what is happening to us and our existence begins to be controlled by destiny. This is the biggest lie there is." Paulo Coelho

35. “Don't be overwhelmed by your fears. If you do, you won't be able to speak to your heart." Paulo Coelho

36. “God is love, generosity and forgiveness. If we believe in that, we will never allow our weaknesses to paralyze us." - Paulo Coelho

37. “In love is the seed of our growth. The more we love, the closer we come to spiritual experience.” - Paulo Coelho

38. "Life is truly generous to those who pursue their destiny." - Paulo Coelho

39. "People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they have always dreamed of." - Paulo Coelho

40. "The enemy is just a pretext to test our strength."

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41. “The wise are wise only because they love. Idiots are idiots only because they think they can understand love." - Paulo Coelho

42. "Performing one's personal legend is a person's only real obligation." - Paulo Coelho

43. "When we strive to be better than we are, everything around us also becomes better." - Paulo Coelho

44. “Be brave. Take risks. Nothing can replace experience." - Paulo Coelho

45. "Don't waste your time explaining, people only hear what they want to hear." - Paulo Coelho

46. “If you think adventures are dangerous, try routine. It's lethal." - Paulo Coelho

47. “It is said that the darkest hour of the night comes just before dawn.” - Paulo Coelho

48. "Listen to your heart, it knows all things, because it comes from the Soul of the World, and one day it will return there." - Paulo Coelho

49. "People want everything to change and, at the same time, everything to stay the same." - Paulo Coelho

The fiftieth (and perhaps one of the most beautiful) of the 50 phrases of Paulo Coelho

50. “When you find your way, you no longer have to be afraid. You must have enough courage to make mistakes. Disappointment, defeat, and despair are tools that God uses to guide us through life.”

, Paulo Coelho