Rumi Quotes

Everyone is so afraid of death, but the real sufis just laugh: nothing tyrannizes their hearts. What strikes the oyster shell does not damage the pearl

Rumi

Quotes to Explore

I was brought up in a very poor and very violent household. I spent much of my childhood being afraid.

Patrick Stewart
- Up
- Childhood
- Afraid
I'm not a fan of people romanticizing their loved ones in death.

Taya Kyle
- People
- Death
- Loved
There is no harm in patience, and no profit in lamentation. Death is easier to bear (than) that which precedes it, and more severe than that which comes after it. Remember the death of the Apostle of God, and your sorrow will be lessened.

Abu Bakr
- God
- Remember
- Death
Humor has to surprise us; otherwise, it isn't funny. It's a death knell for a writer to be labeled a humorist because then it's not a surprise anymore.

Garrison Keillor
- Death
- Funny
- Humor
Both sides of the aisle - Republican and Democrat - have been unwilling and afraid to address the deficit, and someone's got to.

Rand Paul
- Afraid
- Republican
- Sides
Among the many signs of a lively faith and hope we have in eternal life, one of the surest is not being overly sad at the death of those whom we dearly love in our Lord.

Saint Ignatius
- Hope
- Death
- Faith