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.
HAFEZYou yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
More Hafez Quotes
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I am happy even before I have a reason.
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People say that the soul, on hearing the song of creation, entered the body, but in reality the soul itself was the song.
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A poet is someone Who can pour Light into a spoon, Then raise it To nourish Your beautiful parched, holy mouth.
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Run my dear, from anything that may not strengthen your precious budding wings. Run like hell my dear, from anyone likely to put a sharp knife into the sacred, tender vision of your beautiful heart.
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It is not easy to stop thinking ill of others.Usually one must enter into a friendship with a person who has accomplished that great feat himself.Then something might start to rub off on you of that true elegance.
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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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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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This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.
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The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard.
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through. Listen to this music.
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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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Only heart to heart can speak the bliss of mystic knowers.
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I know the way you can get / When you have not had a drink of Love: / Your face hardens, / Your sweet muscles cramp. / Children become concerned / About a strange look that appears in your eyes / Which even begins to worry your own mirror / And nose.
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Grieve not because thou understand-not life’s mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.
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