Paulo Coelho Quotes

“Scars speak more loudly than the sword that caused them.”

“You are not defeated when you lose. You are defeated when you quit.”

“Don’t give up. Normally it is the last key on the ring which opens the door.”

“Straight roads do not make skillful drivers.”

“Never give up. When your heart becomes tired, just walk with your legs - but move on.”

“Tough times test your valor, persistence and ability to make decisions. They force you to fight for your dreams.”

“Life is one long training session, in preparation for what will come.”

“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.”

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

“You can have 10,000 explanations for failure, but no good explanation for success.”

“When you repeat a mistake, it is not a mistake anymore: it is a decision.”

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

“The path to wisdom is not being afraid to make mistakes.”

“Defeat ends when we launch into another battle. Failure has no end: it is a lifetime choice.”

“Is it possible to avoid pain? Yes, but you’ll never learn anything. Is it possible to know something without ever having experienced it? Yes, but it will never truly be part of you.”

“A warrior accepts defeat. He does not treat it as a matter of indifference nor does he try to make a victory of it.”

“Stay close to those who sing, tell stories, and enjoy life, and whose eyes sparkle with happiness. Because happiness is contagious and will always manage to find a solution, whereas logic can find only an explanation for the mistake made.”

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

“If you want to control someone, all you have to do is to make them feel afraid.”

“Say no without guilt. Say yes without fear.”

“To say ”no” is painful, but much better than a ”yes” that brings regrets.”

“Be like the fountain that overflows, not like the cistern that merely contains.”

“Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided.”

“Don’t expect to get anything back, don’t expect recognition for your efforts, don’t expect your genius to be discovered or your love to be understood. Act because you need to act.”

“Seize every opportunity that life offers you because, when opportunities go, they take a long time to come back.”

“Sometimes, we are so attached to our way of life that we turn down wonderful opportunities simply because we don’t know what to do with them.”