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40 Powerful Quotes from The Alchemist

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The Alchemist is written by the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho. It was originally written in Portuguese and then, was translated into many foreign languages.

It is based on the idea of pursuing your dreams and the adventures of life. The author has weaved a very beautiful story that will help you know about the treasures of life and where you can find them. It was first published in 1988 and resonates with the readers, to date. 

The fantasy novel will help you find the true meaning of life. But, don’t worry if you haven’t read the book or you do not have the time to read the entire book. We present you with some heart-touching quotes from this book. So, without further ado, let’s have a look at them:

The Alchemist quotes about fate

“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.”

“There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve, the fear of failure.”

“No one fails to suffer the consequences of everything under the sun.”

“It is this, 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.”

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”

“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it.”

“It’s the simple things in life that are most extraordinary; only wise men are able to understand them.”

“When we strive to become better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.”

The Alchemist Life-changing Quotes

“Every blessing ignored becomes a curse.”

“Imagine if everyone went around transforming lead into gold. Gold would lose its value. It’s only those who are persistent, and willing to study things deeply, who achieve the masterwork.”

“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.”

“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.”

“When you can’t go back, you have to worry only about the best way of moving forward.”

“When we love, we always strive to become better than we are.”

“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.”

The Alchemist Quotes to Inspire You to Follow Your Heart

“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.”

“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.”

“And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. 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.”

“You must understand that love never keeps a man from pursuing his Personal Legend. If he abandons that pursuit, it’s because it wasn’t true love.”

“Everyone on earth has a treasure that awaits him.”

Beautiful Quotes from The Alchemist

“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.”

“If what one finds is made of pure matter, it will never spoil. And one can always come back. If what you had found was only a moment of light, like the explosion of a star, you would find nothing on your return.”

“One is loved because one is loved. No reason is needed for loving.”

 “When you are loved, you can do anything in creation.”

“He tried to deal with the concept of love as distinct from possession, and couldn’t separate them.”

“And when two such people encounter each other, and their eyes meet, the past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written by one hand only.”

“It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”

Life lesson quotes from the Alchemist

“One’s Personal Legend is what you have always wanted to accomplish. Everyone, when they are young, knows what their Personal Legend is. At that point in their lives, everything is clear and everything is possible.”

“Everyone seems to have a clear idea of how other people should lead their lives, but none about his or her own.”

“We are afraid of losing what we have, whether it’s our life or our possessions and property. But this fear evaporates when we understand that our life stories and the history of the world were written by the same hand.”

“Everything that happens once can never happen again. But everything that happens twice will surely happen a third time.”

“The Alchemist is a beautiful book about magic, dreams, and the treasures we seek elsewhere and then find on our doorstep.”

“A simple and great fairy tale that brings forth the greatest questions in life.”

Quotes from The Alchemist

“One of my favorite books is ‘The Alchemist’ by Paulo Coelho, and I just believe that…I can create whatever I want to create. If I can put my head on it right, study it, learn the patterns…I feel very strongly that we are who we choose to be.”

The Alchemist Quotes by Paulo Coelho

“A wonderful tale, a metaphor of life.”

“Paulo Coelho books have had a life-enhancing impact on millions of people.”

“Life really is generous to those who pursue their Personal Legend.”

“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.”

“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.”

“The secret of happiness is to see all the marvels of the world, and never to forget the drops of oil on the spoon.”

I hope that you find these quotes meaningful and inspiring. Whenever you get time, do read this book. You will not regret it. It is a very small and pocket-friendly book. Also, do share this article with friends. Stay tuned for more such content. 

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Shriya Kataria
A writer by day and a reader by night. I am a Lawyer in making and a lifelong humanitarian. My enthusiasm for content writing and public speaking is beyond what words can justify. When not writing, I'm either painting or enjoying my slam poetry.
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