Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred.
HAFEZ
HAFEZ
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You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
HafezHafez Your heart and my heart are very, very old friends.
HafezHafez 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.
HafezHafez I know you have a hundred complex cases against God in court, but never mind, let’s just get out of this mess.
HafezHafez I am a hole in a flute that the Christ’s breath moves through. Listen to this music.
HafezHafez Think of suffering as being washed.
HafezHafez The sun will stand as your best man And whistle When you have found the courage To marry forgiveness When you have found the courage to marry Love.
HafezHafez I am happy even before I have a reason.
HafezHafez Love is simply creation’s greatest joy.
HafezHafez Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
HafezHafez The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard.
HafezHafez All your wounds from craving love Exist because of heroic deeds.
HafezHafez Only a Perfect One who is always laughing at the word two can make you know of Love.
HafezHafez 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.
HafezHafez 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.
HafezHafez When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy.
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The completely simultaneous and perfect possession of unlimited life at a single moment.
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Elizabeth Cady StantonElizabeth Cady Stanton When I won in 2003, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think I would win Wimbledon and have my kids seeing me lift the trophy, so this is pretty surreal. And yeah, I was almost shocked in the moment that it all came together so nicely.
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SaadiSaadi Stay healthy, have fun with it, and embrace all the moments. Because anything can happen.
Simone BilesSimone Biles All of us have moments in our lives that test our courage. Taking children into a house with a white carpet is one of them.
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