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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.

Hafez

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.
HAFEZ

Deep Love Place Seek Spiritual
You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
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Inspirational Rise Yourself
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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Dare Heart Love Pieces Protection Stranger Yourself
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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Grace Impossible Religious Spiritual Time Wisdom Yourself
When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy.
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Control Desire Happiness Love Spiritual Vote
Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business. Why not find a better job.
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Business Job Negative Wasted Time Worry Yourself
The 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.
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Book Care Forget Freedom Friendship Time Wine World
Happiness is right in front of you.
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Happiness Right Yourself
The world is a bride of surpassing beauty-but remember that this maiden is never bound to anyone.
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Beautiful Limitation Remember World
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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Beginning Broken Heart Travel Yourself
The tide of my love Has risen so high let me flood over You.
HAFEZ

Love Rise Yourself
I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through. Listen to this music.
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God Listening Music Myself
Grieve not because thou understand-not life’s mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.
HAFEZ

Darkness Grief Happiness Mystery Philosophy Understand
Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.
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End God Hard Separation Soul Yourself
You have actually waltzed with tremendous style, my sweet, O my sweet, crushed angel.
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Angel Improvement Style Yourself
Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
HAFEZ

Favor Greatness Inspirational Love

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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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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