Rumi Quotes
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Your soul is so close to mine That what you dream, I know. … I know everything you think of: your heart is so close to mine!
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How will you know the difficulties of being human, if you are always flying off to blue perfection? Where will you plant your grief seeds? Workers need ground to scrape and hoe, not the sky of unspecified desire.
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Would you become a pilgrim on the road of love? The first condition is that you make yourself humble as dust and ashes.
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God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites so that you will have two wings to fly, not one
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If I hold you in my heart, you'll wither; Become a thorn if I hold you in my eyes. No, I'll make a place for you within my soul instead So you'll be my love in lives beyond this life.
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I am weary of personal worrying, in love with the art of madness.
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What sort of person says that he or she wants to be polished and pure, then complains about being handled roughly?
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Bring the pure wine of love and freedom. But sir, a tornado is coming. More wine, we'll teach this storm A thing or two about whirling.
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The cure for the pain is in the pain.
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A new moon teaches gradualness and deliberation and how one gives birth to oneself slowly. Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe.
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Know the true definition of yourself. That is essential. Then, when you know your own definition, flee from it.
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When you lose all sense of self the bonds of a thousands chains will vanish. Lose yourself completely, return to the root of the root of your own soul.
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Know then that the body is merely a garment. Go seek the wearer, not the cloak.
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If i can only recount the story of my life right out of my body flames will grow
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The lion is most handsome when looking for food.
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Like a sculptor, if necessary, carve a friend out of stone. Realize that your inner sight is blind and try to see a treasure in everyone.
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Why are you so enchanted by this world when a mine of gold lies within you?
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The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.
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Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible. If the whole world turns against you keep your eyes on the Friend.
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Someone who does not run toward the allure of love walks a road where nothing lives. But this dove here senses the love hawk floating above, and waits, and will not be driven or scared to safety.
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Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.
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We gather at night to celebrate being human. Sometimes we call out low to the tambourine. Fish drink the sea, but the sea does not get smaller! We eat the clouds and evening light. We are slaves tasting the royal wine.
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come on sweetheart let's adore one another before there is no more of you and me
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Let soul speak with the silent articulation of a face.