Quotes by Persian Authors

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou."

"A loaf of bread, a jug of wine, and thou."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Love, Wine

194

"It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home."

"It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Happiness, Home, May, Satisfaction

193

"The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit."

"The world is divided into men who have wit and no religion and men who have religion and no wit."

Avicenna, Persian Philosopher

Man, Men, Religion, Wit, World

185

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Inspirational, Beauty, Love

163

"The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it."

"The moving finger writes, and having written moves on. Nor all thy piety nor all thy wit, can cancel half a line of it."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Time, Piety, Wit

160

"When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back."

"When I want to understand what is happening today or try to decide what will happen tomorrow, I look back."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Sports, Today, Tomorrow, Want, Will

157

"Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides."

"Now when the two armies met, many and fierce were the combats waged between them, and blows were given and received, and swords flashed and showers of arrows descended on all sides."

Ferdowsi, Persian Poet

Now,

154

"A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity."

"A man is insensible to the relish of prosperity 'til he has tasted adversity."

Sa'Di, Persian Poet

Adversity, Man, Prosperity

152

"And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended."

"And now may the blessing of God rest upon all men. I have told unto them the Epic of Kings, and the Epic of Kings is come to a close, and the tale of their deeds is ended."

Ferdowsi, Persian Poet

God, Men, Deeds, Kings

151

"The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes."

"The knowledge of anything, since all things have causes, is not acquired or complete unless it is known by its causes."

Avicenna, Persian Philosopher

Knowledge, Causes

147

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

"Living Life Tomorrow's fate, though thou be wise, Thou canst not tell nor yet surmise; Pass, therefore, not today in vain, For it will never come again."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Life, Fate, Living, Today

146

"Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye."

"Whatever makes an impression on the heart seems lovely in the eye."

Sa'Di, Persian Poet

Impression, Heart, Eye

145

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."

"Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Life,

145

"People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet."

"People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet."

Sa'Di, Persian Poet

People, Feet, Sight, Ugly

143

"Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand."

"Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand."

Ferdowsi, Persian Poet

Relationship, Jewels

142

"Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went."

"Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Argument,

141

"The thoughtful soul to solitude retires."

"The thoughtful soul to solitude retires."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Soul, Solitude, Thoughtful

140

"And the blood of brave men was shed like unto the shedding of rain from a black cloud."

"And the blood of brave men was shed like unto the shedding of rain from a black cloud."

Ferdowsi, Persian Poet

Man, Men, Blood, Rain

138

"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart."

"Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Destiny, Work, Heart, Desire

133

"Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness."

"Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us: We taste only sacredness."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Boredom, Hurt, Taste

123

"The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground."

"The ground's generosity takes in our compost and grows beauty! Try to be more like the ground."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Nature, Generosity, Growth, Beauty

101

"With life as short as a half taken breath, don't plant anything but love."

"With life as short as a half taken breath, don't plant anything but love."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Life, Love, Meaning, Inspirational

88

"Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words."

"Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Connection, Word, Truth, Communication

82

"You were sent to unite people. You were not sent to divide people."

"You were sent to unite people. You were not sent to divide people."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Unity, Peace, People, Love

80

"How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny?"

"How shall a man escape from that which is written; How shall he flee from his destiny?"

Ferdowsi, Persian Poet

Destiny, Man

78

"Don't turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you."

"Don't turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Healing, Light, Hope, Wounds

69

"The Ego is a veil between humans and God'."In prayer all are equal."

"The Ego is a veil between humans and God'."In prayer all are equal."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Faith, Ego, Equality, Prayer, God

65

"Say I Am YouI am dust particles in sunlight.I am the round sun.To the bits of dust I say, Stay.To the sun, Keep moving.I am morning mist, and the breathing of evening.I am wind in the top of a grove, and surf on the cliff.Mast, rudder, helmsman, and keel,I am also the coral reef they founder on.I am a tree with a trained parrot in its branches.Silence, thought, and voice.The musical air coming through a flute,a spark of a stone, a flickering in metal.Both candle and the moth crazy around it.Rose, and the nightingale lost in the fragrance.I am all orders of being, the circling galaxy,the evolutionary intelligence, the lift,and the falling away. What is, and what isn't.You who know Jelaluddin, You the one in all,say who I am. Say I am You."

"Say I Am YouI am dust particles in sunlight.I am the round sun.To the bits of dust I say, Stay.To the sun, Keep moving.I am morning mist, and the breathing of evening.I am wind in the top of a grove, and surf on the cliff.Mast, rudder, helmsman, and keel,I am also the coral reef they founder on.I am a tree with a trained parrot in its branches.Silence, thought, and voice.The musical air coming through a flute,a spark of a stone, a flickering in metal.Both candle and the moth crazy around it.Rose, and the nightingale lost in the fragrance.I am all orders of being, the circling galaxy,the evolutionary intelligence, the lift,and the falling away. What is, and what isn't.You who know Jelaluddin, You the one in all,say who I am. Say I am You."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Identity, Existence, Universe, Truth

65

"That whose existence is necessary must necessarily be one essence."

"That whose existence is necessary must necessarily be one essence."

Avicenna, Persian Philosopher

Existence,

64

"The lover's ailment is separate from all other ailments: love is the astrolabe of the mysteries of God."

"The lover's ailment is separate from all other ailments: love is the astrolabe of the mysteries of God."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Love, Mystery, God

63

"Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy."

"Suffering is a gift. In it is hidden mercy."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Pain, Suffering, Growth, Gift, Compassion

62

"A hair divides what is false and true."

"A hair divides what is false and true."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Hair,

62

"We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust."

"We come spinning out of nothingness, scattering stars like dust."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Creation, Nothing, Stars, Life

60

"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?"

"Why struggle to open a door between us when the whole wall is an illusion?"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Illusion, Struggle, Perception, Barrier

59

"You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse."

"You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Friendship, Marriage, Daughter, Bed, Friends

56

"And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?"

"And you? When will you begin that long journey into yourself?"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Introspection, Journey, Self, Reflection, Discovery

56

"If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek."

"If it is bread that you seek, you will have bread. If it is the soul you seek, you will find the soul. If you understand this secret, you know you are that which you seek."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Soul, Seeking, Understanding, Truth

56

"I will soothe you and heal you,I will bring you roses.I too have been covered with thorns."

"I will soothe you and heal you,I will bring you roses.I too have been covered with thorns."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Healing, Pain, Love, Compassion

55

"Let silence take you to the core of life."

"Let silence take you to the core of life."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Meditation, Silence, Life, Peace

54

"Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death."

"Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Health, Fear, Sadness, Negativity, Disease

54

"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."

"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."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Struggle, Difficulty, Grief, Reality, Work

53

"Don't turn your head. Keep looking at the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you."

"Don't turn your head. Keep looking at the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Healing, Light, Pain, Hope

53

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Hope, Ruin, Treasure, Loss

52

"You know how it is. Sometimes we plan a trip to one place, but something takes us to another."

"You know how it is. Sometimes we plan a trip to one place, but something takes us to another."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Adventure, Travel, Surprise, Change

52

"Peygamber dedi: 'Kadın, akıllılara ve gönül sahiplerine tam galip gelir. Cahillerse kadına üstün olur, çünkü onlar sert ve serkeş davranır.' Öncelik, letafet ve insaf onlarda az bulunur, çünkü tabiatlarında hayvanlık galiptir. Sevgi ve incelik, insanlık vasfıdır. Öfke ve şehvet, hayvanlık vasfıdır. O, Hakk’ın ayağıdır; sevgili değildir. O, sanki yaratıcıdır; yaratılmış değildir."

"Peygamber dedi: 'Kadın, akıllılara ve gönül sahiplerine tam galip gelir. Cahillerse kadına üstün olur, çünkü onlar sert ve serkeş davranır.' Öncelik, letafet ve insaf onlarda az bulunur, çünkü tabiatlarında hayvanlık galiptir. Sevgi ve incelik, insanlık vasfıdır. Öfke ve şehvet, hayvanlık vasfıdır. O, Hakk’ın ayağıdır; sevgili değildir. O, sanki yaratıcıdır; yaratılmış değildir."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Gender, Women, Emotion, Love, Humanity

50

"I am the servant of the Qur'an, for as long as I have a soul. I am the dust on the road of Muhammad, the Chosen One. If someone interprets my words in any other way, That person I deplore, and I deplore his words."

"I am the servant of the Qur'an, for as long as I have a soul. I am the dust on the road of Muhammad, the Chosen One. If someone interprets my words in any other way, That person I deplore, and I deplore his words."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Devotion, Faith, Religion, Truth

49

"Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sickness and health."

"Therefore in medicine we ought to know the causes of sickness and health."

Avicenna, Persian Philosopher

Health, Causes, Medicine, Sickness

49

"All the tears which we creatures shed for Him are not tears as many think but pearls...."

"All the tears which we creatures shed for Him are not tears as many think but pearls...."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Tears, Pearls, Emotion, Suffering

49

"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation."

"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Separation, Heart, Soul

49

"In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art."

"In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Beauty, Art, Poetry