The Alchemist Quotes

I must have no fear of failure. It was my fear of failure that first kept me from attempting the Master Work.

If someone isn't what others want them to be, the other become angry.

I'm an adventurer, looking for treasure

If someone isn't what others want them to be, the others become angry.

If I could, I'd write a huge encyclopedia just about the words luck and coincidence

You came so that you could learn about your dreams," said the old woman. "And dreams are the language of God. When he speaks in our language, I can interpret what he has said. But if he speaks in the language of the soul, it is only you who can understand.

The problem is that they don't even realize that they're walking a new road every day. They don't see that the fields are new and the seasons change. All they think about is food and water

… "That 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." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -

There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only. It is the hand that evokes love, and creates a twin soul for every person in the world. Without such love, one's dreams would have no meaning.

Learn to recognize omens, and follow them

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 wil carry him into places he had never dreamed of when he first made the decision." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -

When he was a child, that man wanted to travel, too. But he decided first to buy his bakery and put some money aside. When he's an old man, he's going to spend a month in Africa. He never realized that people are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.

Well, then, why should I listen to my heart?""Because you will never again be able to keep it quiet.

Because, wherever your heart is, that is where you´ll find your treasure

Life doesn´t come with any guarantees. You have to risk it to get the biscuit." - The Alchemist, Paulo Cohelo -

Life doesn´t come with any guarantees. You have to risk it to get the biscuit."