Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one tongue, which means: listen to two things, but be not the first to propose one.
HAFEZI long for You so much I follow barefoot Your frozen tracks That are high in the mountains That I know are years old. I long for You so much I have even begun to travel Where I have never been before.
More Hafez Quotes
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Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just a child’s training wheels to be laid aside When you finally live With veracity And love.
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An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
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Light will someday split you open.
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Time is a factory where everyone slaves away earning enough love to break their own chains.
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The world is a bride of surpassing beauty-but remember that this maiden is never bound to anyone.
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Your life within God’s arms, Your dance within God’s arms, Is already Perfect!
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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The tide of my love Has risen so high let me flood over You.
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You ache with loneliness one night so much you weep and I say ‘here is a rope tie it around me Hafiz will be your companion for life’.
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Do not surrender your grief so quickly Let it cut more deeply Let it ferment and season you As few human or divine ingredients can Something is missing in my heart tonight That has made my eyes so soft And my voice so tender And my need of God so absolutely clear.
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Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.
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On the holy boughs of the Celestial Tree High up in the heavenly fields, Beyond terrestrial desire My soul-bird a warm nest has built.
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Poetry reveals that there is no empty space.
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I do not feel like writing verses; but as I light my perfume burner with myrrh and jasmine incense, they suddenly burgeon from my heart, like flowers in a garden.
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Your love Should never be offered to the mouth of a Stranger, Only to someone Who has the valor and daring To cut pieces of their soul off with a knife Then weave them into a blanket To protect you.
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