50 Paulo Coelho Quotes That Will Soothe Your Aching Soul

50 quotes

When you're feeling lost, adrift or down, let Paulo Coelho's poignant words be the reminder that you need to keep going. 

“The busiest people I have known in my life always have time enough to do everything. Those who do nothing are always tired and pay no attention to the little amount of work they are required to do. They complain constantly that the day is too short. The truth is, they are afraid to fight the good fi…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Time, Commitment, motivation, Empowering

“If we seek something, that same thing is seeking us.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Exploration, Life, Optimism, Destiny

“Have pity on those who are fearful of taking up a pen, or a paintbrush, or an instrument, or a tool because they are afraid that someone has already done so better than they could...”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Creativity, Art, Artistic Growth, Self-Expression, Self-Confidence

“Travel is never a matter of money but of courage.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: travel, Courage, Adventure, Bravery, Leaving

“Tragedy depends on the way you see it. If you chose to be a victim of the world, anything which happens to you will feed that dark side of your soul, where you consider yourself wronged, suffering, guilty and deserving punishment. If you choose to be an adventurer, the changes – even the inevitable…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Tragedy, Attitude, Perspective, Darkness, Pain

“And one more thing: you still believe that man can be good. If that weren't the case, you wouldn't have invented all this nonsense to convince yourself otherwise.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Good, Evil, Morality, Mankind

“However good we are, however correctly we seek to lead our lives, tragedies do occur. We can blame others, look for justification, imagine how our lives would have been different without them. But none of that matters: they have happened, and that is that. From this point on, it is necessary that we…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Tragedy, Pain, Suffering, Overcoming Pain, Moving On

“All you have to do is to pay attention; lessons always arrive when you are ready, and if you can read the signs, you will learn everything you need to know in order to take the next step.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Lessons, Learning, Life, Progression, Moving Forward

“That is why it is so important to let certain things go. To release them. To cut loose. People need to understand that no one is playing with marked cards; sometimes we win and sometimes we lose. Don't expect to get anything back, don't expect recognition for your efforts, don't expect your genius t…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Letting Go, Change, Starting Over, Consequence, Blame

“My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing beauty of life once more. It's happened before, it will happen again, I'm sure.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Pain, Loss, Grief, Breakups

“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose - and commit myself to - what is best for me.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Freedom, Commitment, Choice, Empowering, Self-Direction

“Freedom continues to be the thing I prize most in the world. Of course, this has led me to drink wines I did not like, to do things I should not have done and which I will not do again; it has left scars on my body and on my soul, it has meant hurting certain people, although I have since asked thei…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Freedom, Exploration, Adventure, Self-Direction, Mistakes

“The energy of hatred won't get you anywhere; but the energy of forgiveness, which reveals itself through love, will transform your life in a positive way.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Hatred, forgiveness, Love, Pain, Moving Forward

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it's better to listen to what it has to say.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: heart, Identity, Listening To Your Heart, Trust Yourself

“At a certain point in our lives, we lose control of what's happening to us, and our lives become controlled by fate. That's the world's greatest lie.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Fate, Destiny, Empowering, Self-Direction

“Most people see the world as a threatening place, and, because they do, the world turns out, indeed, to be a threatening place.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Threats, Perception, Optimism, Pessimism

“It is always important to know when something has reached its end. Closing circles, shutting doors, finishing chapters, it doesn’t matter what we call it; what matters is to leave in the past those moments in life that are over. Slowly, I began to realize that I could not go back and force things to…”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Endings, Beginnings, Starting Over, Reflection, Destiny

“Sadness does not last forever when we walk in the direction of that which we always desired.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Sadness, Desire, Moving On, Moving Forward, Grief

“Nothing in the world is ever completely wrong. Even a stopped clock is right twice a day.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Right, Wrong, Truth, Perception, Perspective

“No one can lose sight of what he desires. Even if there are moments when he believes the world and the others are stronger. The secret is this: do not surrender.”

— Paulo Coelho, amazon.com

Tagged: Desire, Life, Joy, strength, Optimism