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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.

Hafez

The small man builds cages for everyone he knows While the sage, who has to duck his head when the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the beautiful rowdy prisoners.
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Beautiful Build Difference Man Night Prison Saint Spiritual Wisdom
Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred Now is the time for you to deeply compute the impossibility that there is anything but grace.
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Grace Impossible Religious Spiritual Time Wisdom Yourself
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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Feeling Flower Garden Heart Light Myself Writing
The lips of the one I love are my perpetual pleasure.
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Happiness Lips Oneself
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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Deep Love Place Seek Spiritual
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.
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Heaven Propose Purpose Talk
Grieve not because thou understand-not life’s mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.
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Darkness Grief Happiness Mystery Philosophy Understand
Be content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me.
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Choice Door Myself Satisfaction
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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Beginning Past People Philosophy Religious Sad Strange Wisdom Worship
It is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.
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Destiny Existence God Heaven Powerful Return Spiritual Writing
What we speak becomes the house we live in.
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Home Inspirational Live Talk
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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Appearance Believe Blessing Feeling Game God Kissing
Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Laughter One Liner Pure Self Love Sound
We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
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Choice Freedom Joy Prison Spiritual Surrender
Love is simply creation’s greatest joy.
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Creation Greatness Joy Love One Liner Soul
Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.
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End God Hard Separation Soul Yourself

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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