The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard.
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When no one is looking, I swallow deserts and clouds and chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one is looking and I want to kiss God, I just lift my own hand to my mouth.
More Hafez Quotes
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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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Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins that may buy you just a moment of pleasure, But then drag you for days like a broken man behind a farting camel.
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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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The sun will stand as your best man And whistle When you have found the courage To marry forgiveness When you have found the courage to marry Love.
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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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Remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon yourself more as God does, for She knows your true royal nature.
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Think of suffering as being washed.
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One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.
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Let’s get loose with Compassion. Let’s drown in the delicious ambience of Love.
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We are People who need to love, because Love is the soul’s life, Love is simply creation’s greatest joy.
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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 rarely let the word NO escape from my mouth, because it is so plain to my soul that God has shouted, Yes! Yes! Yes! To every luminous movement in existence.
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There is A madman inside of you Who is always running for office.
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The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.- Robert Frost Now that all your worry has proved such an unattractive business – why not find a better job?
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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.
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