“The Alchemist” by Paulo Coelho is a wonderful novel that takes you on a journey of self-discovery and exploration. This novel, rich with spiritual wisdom and insight, has captivated readers worldwide, urging them to listen to their hearts and pursue their dreams.
Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist is brimming with wisdom about dreams, courage, and the pursuit of one’s personal legend. In this post, I’ve gathered some of the most inspiring quotes from the book, complete with their page numbers from this free edition. Dive in and let these timeless words guide and motivate you!
Related: Summary of the Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
Quotes from The Alchemist
Here are some of the best quotes from the Alchemist:
1- “When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”(p. 11)
2- “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.” (p. 30)
3- “IIt’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting, he thought, as he looked again at the position of the sun, and
hurried his pace.” (p. 6)
4- “When we love, we always strive to become better than we are. When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” (p. 69)
5- “There is only one way to learn… It’s through action. Everything you need to know you have learned through your journey.” (p. 57)
6- “One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”(p. 55)
7- “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” (p. 64)
8- “No matter what he does, every person on earth plays a central role in the history of the world. And normally he doesn’t know it.” (p. 72)
9- “This is what we call love…When you are loved, you can do anything in creation. When you are loved, there’s no need at all to understand what’s happening, because everything happens within you.” (p. 67)
10- “Your eyes show the strength of your soul.” (p. 62)
11- “When each day is the same as the next, it’s because people fail to recognize the good things that happen in their lives every day that the sun rises.” (p. 13)
12- “So, I love you because the entire universe conspired to help me find you.” (p. 55)
13- “It’s true that everything has its destiny, but one day that destiny will be realized. So each thing has to transform itself into something better, and to acquire a new destiny, until, someday, the Soul of the World becomes one thing only.” (p. 68)
14- “I don’t live in either my past or my future. I’m interested only in the present. If you can concentrate always on the present, you’ll be a happy man. You’ll see that there is life in the desert, that there are stars in the heavens, and that tribesmen fight because they are part of the human race. Life will be a party for you, a grand festival, because life is the moment we’re living right now.” (p. 38)
15- “It’s true; Life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend.” (p. 75)
16- “Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams, because every second of the search is a second’s encounter with God and with eternity.” (p. 59)
17- “Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.” (p. 26)
18- “Intuition is really a sudden immersion of the soul into the universal current of life.” (p.33 )
19- “Maktub,” She said. “If I am really a part of your dream, you’ll come back one day.” (p. 44)
20- “When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better, too.” (p. )
21- “It’s the simple things in life that are the most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.” (p. 7)
22- “Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.” (p. 8)
23- “People are afraid to pursue their most important dreams, because they feel that they don’t deserve them, or that they’ll be unable to achieve them. We, their hearts, become fearful just thinking of loved ones who go away forever, or of moments that could have been good but weren’t, or of treasures that might have been found but were forever hidden in the sands.” (p. 59)
24- “If you start out by promising what you don’t even have yet, you’ll lose your desire to work toward getting it.” (p. 12)
25- “The dunes are changed by the wind, but the desert never changes. That’s the way it will be with our love for each other.” (p. 44)
26- “People are capable, at any time in their lives, of doing what they dream of.” (p. )
27- “Don’t give in to your fears.” said the alchemist, in a strangely gentle voice. “If you do, you won’t be able to talk to your heart.” (p. 64)
28- “Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible. They are not afraid to dream, and to yearn for everything they would like to see happen to them in their lives.” (p. 10)
29- “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.” (p. 6)
30- “Remember that wherever your heart is, there you will find your treasure. You’ve got to find the treasure, so that everything you have learned along the way can make sense.” (p. 52)
31- “Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.” (p. 71)
32- “When he looked into her dark eyes, and saw that her lips were poised between a laugh and silence, he learned the most important part of the language that all the world spoke—the language that everyone on earth was capable of understanding in their heart. It was love.” (pp. 41-42)
Final thoughts
“The Alchemist” quotes serve as signposts for those in pursuit of their own personal legends. These snippets of wisdom are catalysts that can spur us into action, break us free from our self-imposed limitations, and guide us closer to understanding our own purpose.
