I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, ‘love lifts me.’
HAFEZThe only friends who are free from cares are the goblet of wine and a book. Give me wine…that I may for a time forget the cares of the world.
More Hafez Quotes
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Come in, my dear from that harsh world that has rained elements of stone upon your tender face. Every soul should receive a toast from us for bravery!
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The heart is a thousand stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love.
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Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Every desire of your body is holy; Every desire of your body is Holy.
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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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There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that.
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Your love Should never be offered to the mouth of a Stranger, Only to someone Who has the valor and daring To cut pieces of their soul off with a knife Then weave them into a blanket To protect you.
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In time of trouble avert not thy face from hope, for the soft marrow abideth in the hard bone.
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You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
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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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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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The lips of the one I love are my perpetual pleasure.
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There is A madman inside of you Who is always running for office.
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If, like the prophet Noah, you have patience in the distress of the flood, Calamity turns aside, and the desire of a thousand years comes forth.
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