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.
HAFEZTime is a factory where everyone slaves away earning enough love to break their own chains.
More Hafez Quotes
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Every desire of your body is holy; Every desire of your body is Holy.
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I wish I could show you the astonishing light of your own being.
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Time is a factory where everyone slaves away earning enough love to break their own chains.
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Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.
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Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
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An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
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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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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Light will someday split you open.
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I caught the happy virus last night When I was out singing beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious – So kiss me.
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Come in, my dear from that harsh world that has rained elements of stone upon your tender face. Every soul should receive a toast from us for bravery!
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On the holy boughs of the Celestial Tree High up in the heavenly fields, Beyond terrestrial desire My soul-bird a warm nest has built.
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When you can make others laugh with jokes that belittle no one and your words always unite, Hafiz will vote for you to be God.
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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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Tis writ on Paradise’s gate, Woe to the dupe that yields to fate!
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Not loving is a letting go. Listen, The terrain around here Is Far too Dangerous For That.
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Woe to the dupe that yields to Fate!
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How Do I Listen to others? As if everyone were my Master Speaking to me His Cherished Last Words.
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It is not easy to stop thinking ill of others.Usually one must enter into a friendship with a person who has accomplished that great feat himself.Then something might start to rub off on you of that true elegance.
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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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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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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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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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If, like the prophet Noah, you have patience in the distress of the flood, Calamity turns aside, and the desire of a thousand years comes forth.
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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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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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