When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy.
HAFEZSing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
More Hafez Quotes
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Everyone Is God speaking. Why not be polite and Listen to Him?
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Now is the time to understand That all your ideas of right and wrong Were just a child’s training wheels to be laid aside When you finally live With veracity And love.
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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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I wish I could show you the astonishing light of your own being.
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A poet is someone Who can pour Light into a spoon, Then raise it To nourish Your beautiful parched, holy mouth.
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Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.
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Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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Grieve not because thou understand-not life’s mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.
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The tide of my love Has risen so high let me flood over You.
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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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Your life within God’s arms, Your dance within God’s arms, Is already Perfect!
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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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Every desire of your body is holy; Every desire of your body is Holy.
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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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