Quotes by Persian Authors

"Love is a madman,working his wild schemes, tearing off his clothes,running through the mountains, drinking poison,and now quietly choosing annihilation."

"Love is a madman,working his wild schemes, tearing off his clothes,running through the mountains, drinking poison,and now quietly choosing annihilation."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Passion, Love, Madness, Emotion

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"Oh soul, you worry too much. Your arms are heavy with treasures of all kinds."

"Oh soul, you worry too much. Your arms are heavy with treasures of all kinds."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Emotion, Soul, Worry, Treasure, Fear

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"We may know who we are or we may not. We may be Muslims, Jews or Christians but until our hearts become the mould for every heart we will see only our differences."

"We may know who we are or we may not. We may be Muslims, Jews or Christians but until our hearts become the mould for every heart we will see only our differences."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Unity, Diversity, Religion, Heart

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"Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along."

"Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Union, Meeting, Connection

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"It's your road, and yours alone.others may walk it with you,but no one can walk it for you."

"It's your road, and yours alone.others may walk it with you,but no one can walk it for you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Journey, Road, Life, Individual, Path

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"I love my friendsneither with my heart nor with my mind. Just in case. Heart might stop. Mind can forget. I love them with my soul. Soul never stops or forgets."

"I love my friendsneither with my heart nor with my mind. Just in case. Heart might stop. Mind can forget. I love them with my soul. Soul never stops or forgets."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Friendship, Love, Soul, Emotion

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"Let go of your mind and then be mindful.Close your ears and listen!"

"Let go of your mind and then be mindful.Close your ears and listen!"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Mindfulness, Mind, Listening, Peace

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"Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds' wings."

"Your hand opens and closes, opens and closes. If it were always a fist or always stretched open, you would be paralysed. Your deepest presence is in every small contracting and expanding, the two as beautifully balanced and coordinated as birds' wings."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Balance, Presence, Life, Coordination

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"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Healing, Pain, Light, Hope

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"Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth."

"Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Identity, Myth, Self, Story, Creation

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"My wails of sorrow are tormenting my soul."

"My wails of sorrow are tormenting my soul."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Grief, Sorrow, Emotion, Pain

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"A wealth you cannot imagineflows through you.Do not consider what strangers say.Be secluded in your secret heart-house,that bowl of silence."

"A wealth you cannot imagineflows through you.Do not consider what strangers say.Be secluded in your secret heart-house,that bowl of silence."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Wealth, Silence, Secrecy, Truth

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"You are the Truth from foot to brow. Now, what else would you like to know?"

"You are the Truth from foot to brow. Now, what else would you like to know?"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Truth, Self, Identity, Knowledge

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"The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was."

"The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Romance, Love, Destiny, Fate

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"Do not sit long with a sad friend. When you go to a garden do you look at the weeds? Spend more time with the roses and jasmines."

"Do not sit long with a sad friend. When you go to a garden do you look at the weeds? Spend more time with the roses and jasmines."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Friendship, Sadness, Compassion, Focus, Choice

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"In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves."

"In Silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Meditation, Silence, Wisdom, Awareness, Focus

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"You dance inside my chest,where no one sees you,but sometimes I do, and thatsight becomes this art."

"You dance inside my chest,where no one sees you,but sometimes I do, and thatsight becomes this art."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Art, Love, Inspirational, Emotion

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"Infinite mercy flows continuallyBut you're asleep and can't see it.The sleeper's robe goes on drinking river waterWhile he frantically hunts mirages in dreamsAnd runs continually here and there shouting,"There'll be water further on, I know!"It's this false thinking that blocks himFrom the path that leads to himself,By always saying, "Further on!"He's become estranged from "here":Because of a false fantasyHe's driven from reality."

"Infinite mercy flows continuallyBut you're asleep and can't see it.The sleeper's robe goes on drinking river waterWhile he frantically hunts mirages in dreamsAnd runs continually here and there shouting,"There'll be water further on, I know!"It's this false thinking that blocks himFrom the path that leads to himself,By always saying, "Further on!"He's become estranged from "here":Because of a false fantasyHe's driven from reality."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Illusion, Truth, Self, Fantasy

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"Water in the boat is the ruin of the boat, but water under the boat is its support."

"Water in the boat is the ruin of the boat, but water under the boat is its support."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Wisdom, Metaphor, Stability, Support

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"My Soul is my Guide, for my Soul is of that Abode I will not Speak of the Earthly, I am of the Unknown."

"My Soul is my Guide, for my Soul is of that Abode I will not Speak of the Earthly, I am of the Unknown."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Soul, Spirit, Mystery, Self

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"Soul, if you want to learn secrets, your heart must forget about shame and dignity. You are God's lover, yet you worry what people are saying."

"Soul, if you want to learn secrets, your heart must forget about shame and dignity. You are God's lover, yet you worry what people are saying."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Soul, Secrets, Heart, God

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"What does not come into man's imagination is called a "gift" because whatever passes through his imagination is in proportion to his aspiration and his worth. However, God's gift is in proportion to God's worth....no matter how much eyes have seen, ears heard, or minds conceived the gift you expect of Me, My gift is above and beyond all that."

"What does not come into man's imagination is called a "gift" because whatever passes through his imagination is in proportion to his aspiration and his worth. However, God's gift is in proportion to God's worth....no matter how much eyes have seen, ears heard, or minds conceived the gift you expect of Me, My gift is above and beyond all that."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Gift, Aspiration, Faith, God

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"Knock, And He'll open the doorVanish, And He'll make you shine like the sunFall, And He'll raise you to the heavensBecome nothing, And He'll turn you into everything."

"Knock, And He'll open the doorVanish, And He'll make you shine like the sunFall, And He'll raise you to the heavensBecome nothing, And He'll turn you into everything."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Faith, Transformation, Hope

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"The wit taught by God to the beeIs withheld from the lion and the wild ass."

"The wit taught by God to the beeIs withheld from the lion and the wild ass."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Wisdom, Wit, God, Nature, Animals

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"A life without love is of no account. Don't ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western. Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple. Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire! The universe turns differently when fire loves water."

"A life without love is of no account. Don't ask yourself what kind of love you should seek, spiritual or material, divine or mundane, Eastern or Western. Divisions only lead to more divisions. Love has no labels, no definitions. It is what it is, pure and simple. Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire! The universe turns differently when fire loves water."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Life, Spiritual, Material

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"Remember. The way you make love is the way God will be with you."

"Remember. The way you make love is the way God will be with you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Love, Divine, Relationship

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"The way you make love is the way God will be with you."

"The way you make love is the way God will be with you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Love, God, Faith

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"Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!"

"Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Passion, Love, Fear, Reputation

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"Whoever's calm and sensible is insane!"

"Whoever's calm and sensible is insane!"

Rumi, Persian Poet

Perception, Sanity, Mind, Calm, Chaos

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"Your faces are very beautiful,but they are wooden cages.You had better run from me.My words are fire."

"Your faces are very beautiful,but they are wooden cages.You had better run from me.My words are fire."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Expression, Truth, Emotion, Fear, Word

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"Bitter your acts, bitter am I,Kindness your deeds, kindness am I,Pleasant and gentle, so you are,Fine honeyed lips and sweet talker."

"Bitter your acts, bitter am I,Kindness your deeds, kindness am I,Pleasant and gentle, so you are,Fine honeyed lips and sweet talker."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Character, Kindness, Personality, Speech, Emotion

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"Know the true definition of yourself. That is essential.Then, when you know your own definition, flee from it."

"Know the true definition of yourself. That is essential.Then, when you know your own definition, flee from it."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Self, Identity, Escape, Philosophy

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"Desire, I desire you more than food and drink. My body my senses my mind hunger for your taste, I can sense your presence in my heart although you belong to all the world, I wait with silent passion for one gesture one glance from you."

"Desire, I desire you more than food and drink. My body my senses my mind hunger for your taste, I can sense your presence in my heart although you belong to all the world, I wait with silent passion for one gesture one glance from you."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Desire, Passion, Heart

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"Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it."

"Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Literature, Poetry, Illusion, Experience, Truth

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"Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form."

"Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Grief, Loss, Change, Acceptance

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"If I could repeat it,people passing by would be enlightened and go free."

"If I could repeat it,people passing by would be enlightened and go free."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Enlightenment, Freedom, Word, Awakening

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"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

Spiritual, Love, Freedom, Spirit, Mystery

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"Last night you left me and sleptyour own deep sleep. Tonight you turnand turn. I say,'You and I will be togethertill the universe dissolves.'You mumble back things you thought ofwhen you were drunk."

"Last night you left me and sleptyour own deep sleep. Tonight you turnand turn. I say,'You and I will be togethertill the universe dissolves.'You mumble back things you thought ofwhen you were drunk."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Hope, Love, Separation, Night

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"You're water. We're the millstone.You're wind. We're dust blown up into shapes.You're spirit. We're the opening and closing of our hands. You're the clarity.We're the language that tries to say it.You're joy. We're all the different kinds of laughing."

"You're water. We're the millstone.You're wind. We're dust blown up into shapes.You're spirit. We're the opening and closing of our hands. You're the clarity.We're the language that tries to say it.You're joy. We're all the different kinds of laughing."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Spirit, Joy, Life, Expression

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"If the beloved is everywhere,the lover is a veil,but when living itself becomesthe Friend, lovers disappear."

"If the beloved is everywhere,the lover is a veil,but when living itself becomesthe Friend, lovers disappear."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Spiritual, Love, Friendship, Spirit, Connection

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"Lovers find secret placesinside this violent worldwhere they make transactions with beauty."

"Lovers find secret placesinside this violent worldwhere they make transactions with beauty."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Romance, Love, Beauty, Secrets, World

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"There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can't hope.The hopers would feel slighted if they knew."

"There is a secret medicine given only to those who hurt so hard they can't hope.The hopers would feel slighted if they knew."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Healing, Pain, Suffering, Hope, Medicine

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"I know you're tired but come, this is the way."

"I know you're tired but come, this is the way."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Motivation, Guidance, Encouragement, Support, Hope

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"Knowledge that is acquiredis not like this. Those who have it worry ifaudiences like it or not.It's a bait for popularity.Disputational knowing wants customers.It has no soul...The only real customer is God.Chew quietlyyour sweet sugarcane God-Love, and stayplayfully childish."

"Knowledge that is acquiredis not like this. Those who have it worry ifaudiences like it or not.It's a bait for popularity.Disputational knowing wants customers.It has no soul...The only real customer is God.Chew quietlyyour sweet sugarcane God-Love, and stayplayfully childish."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Wisdom, Knowledge, Acquisition, Popularity, Audience

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"There are as many ways of loving as there are people, and that wildflower variety is the great beauty of this dimension of existence."

"There are as many ways of loving as there are people, and that wildflower variety is the great beauty of this dimension of existence."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Love, Variety, Emotion, Diversity

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"The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe before it's gone."

"The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe before it's gone."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Nature, Life, Awareness, Health

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"Where lowland is, that's where water goes. All medicine wants is pain to cure."

"Where lowland is, that's where water goes. All medicine wants is pain to cure."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Health, Medicine, Pain, Cure, Healing

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"I never know what I'm going to say. I don't plan it. When I'm outside the saying of it, I get very quiet and rarely speak at all."

"I never know what I'm going to say. I don't plan it. When I'm outside the saying of it, I get very quiet and rarely speak at all."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Expression, Speech, Silence, Planning

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"Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love."

"Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Passion, Love, Desire, Inspirational

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"My Beloved. Know that my beloved in hidden from everyone. Know that she is beyond the belief of all belief. sKnow that in my heart she is as clear as the moon. Know that she is the life in my body and in my soul."

"My Beloved. Know that my beloved in hidden from everyone. Know that she is beyond the belief of all belief. sKnow that in my heart she is as clear as the moon. Know that she is the life in my body and in my soul."

Rumi, Persian Poet

Devotion, Love, Belief, Heart, Soul