Rumi Quotes
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Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.
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The feelings trembled and flapped in his chest like a bird newly put in a cage.
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I want your sun to reach my raindrops, so your heat can raise my soul upward like a cloud.
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And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?
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YOU ARE SUCH THAT BESIDES THIS (PHYSICAL) BODY YOU HAVE ANOTHER (ASTRAL) BODY. DO NOT THEREFORE BE AFRAID OF GETTING OUT OF THE MORTAL FRAME.
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To live without you is to be robbed of love and what is life without it? To live without you is death to me, my love but some call it life.
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Hardship may dishearten at first, but every hardship passes away. All despair is followed by hope; all darkness is followed by sunshine.
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The lion is most handsome when looking for food.
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The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was.
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Everyone sees the unseen in proportion to the clarity of his heart, and that depends upon how much he has polished it. Whoever has polished it more sees more - more unseen forms become manifest to him.
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We watch a sunlight dust dance, and we try to be that lively, but nobody knows what music those particles hear. Each of us has a secret companion musician to dance to. Unique rhythmic play, a motion in the street we alone know and hear.
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The very center of your heart is where life begins. The most beautiful place on earth.
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I have put the ear of my soul in the widow of your heart.
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Observe the wonders as they occur around you. Don't claim them. Feel the artistry moving through and be silent. Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.
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I said, “I just want to know you and then disappear.” She said, “Knowing me does not mean dying".
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Don't try to steer the boat. Don't open shop for yourself. Listen. Keep silent. You are not God's mouthpiece. Try to be an ear, And if you do speak, ask for explanations.
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I am merely a guest born in this world, to know the secrets that lie beyond it.
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If I gaze at my beloved she may feel embarrassed and if I do not, she will feel neglected. I can see the stars reflecting in the calm water of her face but if I look away I lose my clarity.
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You hurt and have sharp desire, yet your presence is a healing calm.
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Don't you know Yet? It is your light that lights the World.