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.
HAFEZOne 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.
HAFEZPulling 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!
HAFEZLaugh because that is the purest sound.
HAFEZIt is written on the gate of heaven: Nothing in existence is more powerful than destiny. And destiny brought you here, to this page, which is part of your ticket-as all things are-to return to God.
HAFEZOnly heart to heart can speak the bliss of mystic knowers.
HAFEZOh, 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.
HAFEZGrieve not; though the journey of life be bitter, and the end unseen, there is no road which does not lead to an end.
HAFEZThe 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.
HAFEZI know you have a hundred complex cases against God in court, but never mind, let’s just get out of this mess.
HAFEZWhat 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.
HAFEZLet tenderness pour from your eyes, the way sun gazes warmly on earth.
HAFEZNot loving is a letting go. Listen, The terrain around here Is Far too Dangerous For That.
HAFEZThe heart is a thousand stringed instrument that can only be tuned with love.
HAFEZNow that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business. Why not find a better job.
HAFEZYour life within God’s arms, Your dance within God’s arms, Is already Perfect!
HAFEZWhat 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.
HAFEZ