Hafez Quotes
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Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.
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Even after all this time, the sun never says to the earth, 'You owe me.' Look what happens with a love like that. It lights the whole sky.
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Do not surrender your grief so quickly Let it cut more deeply Let it ferment and season you As few human or divine ingredients can Something is missing in my heart tonight That has made my eyes so soft And my voice so tender And my need of God so absolutely clear.
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There is an ambush everywhere from the army of accidents; therefore the rider of life runs with loosened reins.
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We are People who need to love, because Love is the soul's life, Love is simply creation's greatest joy.
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Thou learnest no secret until thou knowest friendship, since to the unsound no heavenly knowledge enters.
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Oh Cup-bearer, set my glass afire with the light of wine!
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Grieve not; though the journey of life be bitter, and the end unseen, there is no road which does not lead to an end.
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Don't be surprised at Fortune's turns and twists: That wheel has spun a thousand yarns before.
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Ever since happiness heard your name, it has been running through the streets trying to find you.
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One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.
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I have learned so much from God that I can no longer call myself a Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, a Buddhist, a Jew.
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It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.
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Send a bouquet of your face with the morning breeze.
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The dimple that thy chin contains has beauty in its round,That never has been fathomed yet by myriad thoughts profound.
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I know you have a hundred complex cases against God in court, but never mind, let's just get out of this mess.
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If, like the prophet Noah, you have patience in the distress of the flood, Calamity turns aside, and the desire of a thousand years comes forth.
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Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!
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God disguised as myriad things, and playing a game of tag has kissed you and said, "You're it. I mean you're really it. Now it does not matter what you believe or feel. For something wonderful, something major-league wonderful, is someday going to happen."
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The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.- Robert Frost Now that all your worry has proved such an unattractive business - why not find a better job?
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There was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife.
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Remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon yourself more as God does, for She knows your true royal nature.
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You ache with loneliness one night so much you weep and I say 'here is a rope tie it around me Hafiz will be your companion for life'.
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What is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts? It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!