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Woe to the dupe that yields to Fate!
HafezHafez I 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.
HafezHafez 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.
HafezHafez Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.
HafezHafez 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.
HafezHafez The only friends who are free from cares are the goblet of wine and a book. Give me wine…that I may for a time forget the cares of the world.
HafezHafez This place where you are right now, God circled on a map for you.
HafezHafez I should not make any promises right now, But I know if you Pray Somewhere in this world – Something good will happen.
HafezHafez I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, ‘love lifts me.’
HafezHafez Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.
HafezHafez Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
HafezHafez There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that.
HafezHafez Dear Ones, Beware of the tiny gods frightened men Create To bring anesthetic relief to their sad days.
HafezHafez 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’.
HafezHafez Plant a Seed so your Heart will Grow.
HafezHafez We don’t need sugar, flour or rice or anything else. We just want to see our dear ones.
HafezHafez
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