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.
HAFEZWe have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
More Hafez Quotes
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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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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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I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through. Listen to this music.
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What we speak becomes the house we live in.
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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I should not make any promises right now, But I know if you Pray Somewhere in this world – Something good will happen.
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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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Happiness is right in front of you.
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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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Pulling out the chair beneath your mind And watching you fall upon God What else is there for Hafiz to do that is any fun in this world!
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The earth has disappeared beneath my feet, It fled from all my ecstasy. Now like a singing air creature I feel the rose keep opening.
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Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business. Why not find a better job.
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The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
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What is the root of all these words? One thing: Love. But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself with scents, sounds, colors that never before existed.
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The heart is a thousand stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love.
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