3,188 Quotes by Paulo Coelho

Men who have nothing to lose never give a thought for eternal life.

It spoke of journeys, discoveries, books, and change.

Evil would never bring Good, however much they wanted to believe that it would. By the time they discovered the truth, it would be too late.

Once the soul has left the body it had to walk across a bridge as narrow as a knife edge, with paradise on the right and, on the left, a series of circles that lead down into the darkness inside the earth. Before crossing the bridge, each person had to place all his virtues in his right hand and all his sins in his left, and the imbalance between the two meant that the person always fell towards the side to which his actions on Earth had inclined him.

As he mused about these things, he realized that he had to choose between thinking of himself as the poor victim of a thief and as an adventurer in quest of his treasure.

But he was able to understand one thing: making a decision was only the beginning of things. 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.

Good god, how didn't I notice that before the earth breathes and its colors are constantly changing? Is that what you want to know?

The only thing she could do now was to shed a few tears, feeling rather afraid of herself, an intelligent young woman, who had everything going for her, but who tended to make the wrong decisions. She just hoped that this time she was right.

Man needs to choose, not just accept his destiny.