--- title: "10 Coward Quotes By Paulo Coelho" description: "10 Coward quotes by Paulo Coelho. Plus more from Paulo Coelho and more Coward sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/paulo-coelho-10_behinds_only-cowards-hide-behind-silence-2051244_2051244.jpg" --- > [Only cowards hide behind silence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/only-cowards-hide-behind-silence/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/paulo-coelho-10_behinds_only-cowards-hide-behind-silence-2051244_2051244.jpg) > [Because when everyone dreams, but only a few realize their dreams, that makes cowards of us all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/because-when-everyone-dreams-but-only-a-few-realize-their-dreams-that/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/paulo-coelho-10_coward_because-when-everyone-dreams-but-only-a_2071543.jpg) > [I made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward. I lived my life and did what I had to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-made-some-mistakes-but-i-wasn-t-a-coward-i-lived-my-life-and-did/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ad2/paulo-coelho-10_coward_i-made-some-mistakes-but-i-wasn-t-a-cowa_1597313.jpg) > [The person who is right is the person who is the strongest, in this case, paradoxically, it's the cowards who are the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-person-who-is-right-is-the-person-who-is-the-strongest-in-this/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4e6/paulo-coelho-10_brave_the-person-who-is-right-is-the-person-wh_3179388.jpg) > [Hell is when we look back during that fraction of a second and know that we wasted an opportunity to dignify the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/hell-is-when-we-look-back-during-that-fraction-of-a-second-and-know/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/63d/paulo-coelho-10_able_hell-is-when-we-look-back-during-that-fr_1833717.jpg) > [Victories and defeats form part of everyone's life - everyone, that is, except cowards, as you call them, because they never lose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/victories-and-defeats-form-part-of-everyone-s-life-everyone-that-is/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb6/paulo-coelho-10_coward_victories-and-defeats-form-part-of-every_2961170.jpg) > [“Paradise is being able to say at that (second before our death) moment: "I made some mistakes, but I wasn't a coward.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/paradise-is-being-able-to-say-at-that-second-before-our-death-moment/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a91/paulo-coelho-10_death_paradise-is-being-able-to-say-at-that-se_1559118.jpg) > [The only faults considered grave are the following: not respecting the rights of one's neighbor, letting oneself be paralyzed by fear, feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-only-faults-considered-grave-are-the-following-not-respecting-the/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/765/paulo-coelho-10_coward_the-only-faults-considered-grave-are-the_1299560.jpg) > [I am surprised how difficult for people is to say "I love you". They only say the three magic words when they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-am-surprised-how-difficult-for-people-is-to-say-i-love-you-they/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d80/paulo-coelho-10_brave_i-am-surprised-how-difficult-for-people_2821179.jpg) > [Only the following items should be considered to be grave faults: not respecting another's rights; allowing oneself to be paralyzed by fear;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/only-the-following-items-should-be-considered-to-be-grave-faults-not/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ea4/paulo-coelho-10_alliances_only-the-following-items-should-be-consi_819690.jpg) ## Other authors on Coward ## More by Paulo Coelho > [I have inside me the winds, the deserts, the oceans, the stars, and everything created in the universe. We were all made by the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-have-inside-me-the-winds-the-deserts-the-oceans-the-stars-and/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [Love will never separate a man from his personal legend.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/love-will-never-separate-a-man-from-his-personal-legend/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [The world has a soul and whoever understands that soul can also understand the language of many things.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-world-has-a-soul-and-whoever-understands-that-soul-can-also/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [You dont choose your life; it chooses you. Theres no point asking why life has reserved certain joys or griefs, you just accept them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/you-dont-choose-your-life-it-chooses-you-theres-no-point-asking-why/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [To love is to be in communion with the other and to discover in that other the spark of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/to-love-is-to-be-in-communion-with-the-other-and-to-discover-in-that/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [It is not enough to dream of the Impossible Love - it is necessary to conquer it too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/it-is-not-enough-to-dream-of-the-impossible-love-it-is-necessary-to/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [Eat when it is time to eat. And walk when it is time to walk.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/eat-when-it-is-time-to-eat-and-walk-when-it-is-time-to-walk/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [People are reading more and writing more because of the internet. So the virtual world is a way for me to listen to my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/people-are-reading-more-and-writing-more-because-of-the-internet-so/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [“Joy is like sex – it begins and ends. I want pleasure. I want to be contended, but happiness? I no longer fall into…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/joy-is-like-sex-it-begins-and-ends-i-want-pleasure-i-want-to-be/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [“Trudi se da zivis, sjecanja su za starije ljude.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/trudi-se-da-zivis-sjecanja-su-za-starije-ljude/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [I've always been a very restless person. I work hard, spend too much time looking after my son, I dance like a mad thing,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/i-ve-always-been-a-very-restless-person-i-work-hard-spend-too-much/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [When someone leaves, it's because someone else is about to arrive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/when-someone-leaves-it-s-because-someone-else-is-about-to-arrive/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [The past and the future become unimportant. There is only that moment, and the incredible certainty that everything under the sun has been written…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-past-and-the-future-become-unimportant-there-is-only-that-moment/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [She didn't need to understand the meaning of life; it was enough to find someone who did, and then fall asleep in his arms…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/she-didn-t-need-to-understand-the-meaning-of-life-it-was-enough-to/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) > [“The simpler the pose, the better; the more sober, the more beautiful.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/the-simpler-the-pose-the-better-the-more-sober-the-more-beautiful/) [Paulo Coelho](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paulo-coelho/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/coward/paulo-coelho/#itemlist", "name": "10 Coward Quotes By Paulo Coelho", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Only cowards hide behind silence.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paulo Coelho" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/only-cowards-hide-behind-silence/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/paulo-coelho-10_behinds_only-cowards-hide-behind-silence-2051244_2051244.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/paulo-coelho-10_behinds_only-cowards-hide-behind-silence-2051244_2051244.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f76/paulo-coelho-10_behinds_only-cowards-hide-behind-silence-2051244_2051244.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Only cowards hide behind silence.” — Paulo Coelho", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Because when everyone dreams, but only a few realize their dreams, that makes cowards of us all.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Paulo Coelho" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paulo-coelho/because-when-everyone-dreams-but-only-a-few-realize-their-dreams-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/paulo-coelho-10_coward_because-when-everyone-dreams-but-only-a_2071543.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/paulo-coelho-10_coward_because-when-everyone-dreams-but-only-a_2071543.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/adf/paulo-coelho-10_coward_because-when-everyone-dreams-but-only-a_2071543.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Because when everyone dreams, but only a few realize their dreams, that makes cowards of us all.” — Paulo Coelho", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I made some mistakes, but I wasn’t a coward. 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