Oh, you who are trying to learn the marvel of Love through the copy book of reason, I’m very much afraid that you will never really see the point.
HAFEZWhat 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.
More Hafez Quotes
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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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Come, for the House of Hope is built on sand: bring wine, for the fabric of life is as weak as the wind.
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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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Listen; 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.
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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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There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.
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Do not surrender your grief so quickly Let it cut more deeply Let it ferment and season you As few human or divine ingredients can Something is missing in my heart tonight That has made my eyes so soft And my voice so tender And my need of God so absolutely clear.
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What is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts? It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!
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Plant a Seed so your Heart will Grow.
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The lips of the one I love are my perpetual pleasure.
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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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This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.
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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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Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred Now is the time for you to deeply compute the impossibility that there is anything but grace.
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Words have no language which can utter the secrets of love; and beyond the limits of expression is the expounding of desire.
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