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.
HAFEZCarry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun
More Hafez Quotes
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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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Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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The world is a bride of surpassing beauty-but remember that this maiden is never bound to anyone.
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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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I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through. Listen to this music.
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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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Not loving is a letting go. Listen, The terrain around here Is Far too Dangerous For That.
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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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All your wounds from craving love Exist because of heroic deeds.
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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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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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Run my dear, From anything, That may not strengthen, Your precious budding wings.
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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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Woe to the dupe that yields to Fate!
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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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