Quotes by Persian Authors

"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

73

"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

60

"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

57

"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

50

"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

48

"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

48

"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,

48

"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

47

"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

44

"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

41

"The thoughtful soul to solitude retires."

"The thoughtful soul to solitude retires."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Soul, Solitude, Thoughtful

41

"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

41

"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

41

"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

41

"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

40

"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

38

"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

37

"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

36

"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."

"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Life, Cause, Feet, First

35

"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,

35

"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

33

"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

32

"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,

32

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

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

Avicenna, Persian Philosopher

Existence,

27

"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

26

"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

26

"A hair divides what is false and true."

"A hair divides what is false and true."

Omar Khayyam, Persian Poet

Hair,

24

"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

22

"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

22

"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

21

"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

21

"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

20

"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

20

"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

19

"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

17

"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

16

"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

16

"Peaceful is the one who's not concerned with having more or less.Unbound by name and fame, he is free from sorrow from the world and mostly from himself."

"Peaceful is the one who's not concerned with having more or less.Unbound by name and fame, he is free from sorrow from the world and mostly from himself."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Peace, Concern, Name, Fame

15

"You are an ocean in a drop of dew,all the universes in a thin sack of blood.What are these pleasures then,these joys, these worldsthat you keep reaching for,hoping they will make you more alive?"

"You are an ocean in a drop of dew,all the universes in a thin sack of blood.What are these pleasures then,these joys, these worldsthat you keep reaching for,hoping they will make you more alive?"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Existence, Universe, Life, Pleasure, Joy

14

"Like a sculptor, if necessary,carve a friend out of stone.Realize that your inner sight is blindand try to see a treasure in everyone."

"Like a sculptor, if necessary,carve a friend out of stone.Realize that your inner sight is blindand try to see a treasure in everyone."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Friendship, Vision, Treasure, Life

14

"I died as a mineral and became a plant,I died as a plant and rose to animal,I died as an animal and I was Man.Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?"

"I died as a mineral and became a plant,I died as a plant and rose to animal,I died as an animal and I was Man.Why should I fear? When was I less by dying?"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Philosophy, Death, Transformation, Life, Fear

14

"In the silence of love, you will find the spark of life."

"In the silence of love, you will find the spark of life."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Silence, Life, Peace

14

"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

14

"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

13

"Your depression is connected to your insolenceand refusal to praise. Whoever feels himself walking on the path, and refuses to praise--that man or womansteals from others every day--is a shoplifter!The sun became full of light when it got hold of itself.Angels only began shining when they achieved discipline.The sun goes out whenever the cloud of not-praising comes.The moment the foolish angel felt insolent, he heard the door close."

"Your depression is connected to your insolenceand refusal to praise. Whoever feels himself walking on the path, and refuses to praise--that man or womansteals from others every day--is a shoplifter!The sun became full of light when it got hold of itself.Angels only began shining when they achieved discipline.The sun goes out whenever the cloud of not-praising comes.The moment the foolish angel felt insolent, he heard the door close."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Mental Health, Depression, Praise, Light, Angels

13

"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

13

"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

13

"I am yours.Don't give myself back to me."

"I am yours.Don't give myself back to me."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Relationship, Love, Identity, Self, Possession

12

"A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed,cut holes in it, and called it a human being.Since then, it's been wailing a tender agonyof parting, never mentioning the skillthat gave it life as a flute."

"A craftsman pulled a reed from the reedbed,cut holes in it, and called it a human being.Since then, it's been wailing a tender agonyof parting, never mentioning the skillthat gave it life as a flute."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Artistry, Creativity, Creation, Music, Pain

12

"The way of love is not a subtle argument. The door there is devastation. Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall, and falling, they're given wings."

"The way of love is not a subtle argument. The door there is devastation. Birds make great sky-circles of their freedom. How do they learn it? They fall, and falling, they're given wings."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Freedom, Learning, Growth