I am in love with every church And mosque And temple And any kind of shrine Because I know it is there That people say the different names Of the One God.
HAFEZBe content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me.
More Hafez Quotes
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I wish I could show you the astonishing light of your own being.
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There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that.
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We don’t need sugar, flour or rice or anything else. We just want to see our dear ones.
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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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I caught the happy virus last night When I was out singing beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious – So kiss me.
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Time is a factory where everyone slaves away earning enough love to break their own chains.
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An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
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Everyone, whether he is self-denying or self-indulgent, is seeking after the Beloved. Every place may be the shrine of love, whether it be mosque or synagogue.
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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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When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy.
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I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, ‘love lifts me.’
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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Words have no language which can utter the secrets of love; and beyond the limits of expression is the expounding of desire.
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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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The heart is a thousand stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love.
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