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Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre Too many words are lit for a beast of burden.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre If I told you about a land of love…would you swallow it as a remedy?
Yunus EmreYunus Emre I am the drop that contains the ocean.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre I tried to make sense of the Four Books, until love arrived, and it all became a single syllable.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre The earth shall be left to no one.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the heart’s destiny: Whoever breaks another’s heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre Thought is an errand boy, fear a mine of worries.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre Come let us be friends for once. Let us make life easy on us. Let us be loved ones and lovers. The earth shall be left to no one.
Yunus EmreYunus Emre A heart makes a good home for the friend.
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