3,188 Quotes by Paulo Coelho

You have two choices: to control your mind or to let your mind control you.

Life is a journey. How we travel is really up to us. We can just flow with the tide or follow our own dreams.

My heart might be bruised, but it will recover and become capable of seeing the beauty of life once more. It’s happened before, it will happen again, I'm sure. When someone leaves, it’s because someone else is about to arrive – I'll find love again.

When someone makes a decision, he is really diving into a strong current that will carry him to places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision.

We are travelers on a cosmic journey, stardust, swirling and dancing in the eddies and whirlpools of infinity. Life is eternal. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment. It is a little parenthesis in eternity.

If you are brave enough to say goodbye life will reward you with a new hello.

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

But how will I know who my soul mate is? ... By risking failure, disappointment, disillusion, but never ceasing in your search for love. As long as you keep looking, you will triumph in the end.

Important encounters are planned by the souls long before the bodies see each other.