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.
HAFEZThe Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
More Hafez Quotes
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What do sad people have in common? It seems they have all built a shrine to the past and often go there and do a strange wail and worship. What is the beginning of Happiness? It is to stop being so religious like that.
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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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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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For I have learned that every heart will get What it prays for Most.
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Everyone Is God speaking. Why not be polite and Listen to Him?
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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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This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.
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What we speak becomes the house we live in.
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All these words are just a front. What I would really like to do is chain you to my body, then sing for days & days & days.
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I wish I could show you the astonishing light of your own being.
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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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Woe to the dupe that yields to Fate!
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Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!
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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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Think of suffering as being washed.
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