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.
HAFEZYou yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
More Hafez Quotes
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Grieve not; though the journey of life be bitter, and the end unseen, there is no road which does not lead to an end.
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You ache with loneliness one night so much you weep and I say ‘here is a rope tie it around me Hafiz will be your companion for life’.
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The beauty of You delights me. The sight of You amazes me. For the Pearl does this… and the Ocean does that.
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I long for You so much I follow barefoot Your frozen tracks That are high in the mountains That I know are years old. I long for You so much I have even begun to travel Where I have never been before.
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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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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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Not loving is a letting go. Listen, The terrain around here Is Far too Dangerous For That.
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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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The tide of my love Has risen so high let me flood over You.
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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I know you have a hundred complex cases against God in court, but never mind, let’s just get out of this mess.
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How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of Light against its being; otherwise we all remain too frightened.
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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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Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.
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Fear is the cheapest room in the house.
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