We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
HAFEZHow Do I Listen to others? As if everyone were my Master Speaking to me His Cherished Last Words.
More Hafez Quotes
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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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I do not feel like writing verses; but as I light my perfume burner with myrrh and jasmine incense, they suddenly burgeon from my heart, like flowers in a garden.
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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard.
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What 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.
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Poetry reveals that there is no empty space.
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For a day, just for one day, talk about that which disturbs no one and bring some peace into those beautiful eyes.
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Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.
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Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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Think of suffering as being washed.
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An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
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The tide of my love Has risen so high let me flood over You.
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The reason why worry kills more people than work is that more people worry than work.- Robert Frost Now that all your worry has proved such an unattractive business – why not find a better job?
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I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, ‘love lifts me.’
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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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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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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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Remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon yourself more as God does, for She knows your true royal nature.
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Join me in the pure atmosphere of gratitude for life.
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When no one is looking, I swallow deserts and clouds and chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one is looking and I want to kiss God, I just lift my own hand to my mouth.
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All your wounds from craving love Exist because of heroic deeds.
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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.
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You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
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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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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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