We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
HAFEZListen; this world is the lunatic’s sphere , Don’t always agree it’s real, Even with my feet upon it And the postman knowing my door My address is somewhere else.
More Hafez Quotes
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I Have Learned so much from God That I can no longer call myself A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, A Buddhist, a Jew.
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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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Dear Ones, Beware of the tiny gods frightened men Create To bring anesthetic relief to their sad days.
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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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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.
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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.
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There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that.
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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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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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For a day, just for one day, talk about that which disturbs no one and bring some peace into those beautiful eyes.
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All your wounds from craving love Exist because of heroic deeds.
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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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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.
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