The tide of my love Has risen so high let me flood over You.
HAFEZLove sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
More Hafez Quotes
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There is an ambush everywhere from the army of accidents; therefore the rider of life runs with loosened reins.
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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 know the way you can get / When you have not had a drink of Love: / Your face hardens, / Your sweet muscles cramp. / Children become concerned / About a strange look that appears in your eyes / Which even begins to worry your own mirror / And nose.
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An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
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Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins that may buy you just a moment of pleasure, But then drag you for days like a broken man behind a farting camel.
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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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Only heart to heart can speak the bliss of mystic knowers.
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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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We have not come here to take prisoners But to surrender ever more deeply To freedom and joy.
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I should not make any promises right now, But I know if you Pray Somewhere in this world – Something good will happen.
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Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun
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Everyone Is God speaking. Why not be polite and Listen to Him?
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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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This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.
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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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