Be content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me.
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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Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Dear Ones, Beware of the tiny gods frightened men Create To bring anesthetic relief to their sad days.
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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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Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.
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On the holy boughs of the Celestial Tree High up in the heavenly fields, Beyond terrestrial desire My soul-bird a warm nest has built.
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The lips of the one I love are my perpetual pleasure.
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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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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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There is A madman inside of you Who is always running for office.
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Fear is the cheapest room in the house.
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What is the root of all these words? One thing: Love. But a love so deep and sweet it needed to express itself with scents, sounds, colors that never before existed.
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How seek the way which leadeth to our wishes? By renouncing our wishes. The crown of excellence is renunciation.
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Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun
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Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
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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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