Tis writ on Paradise’s gate, Woe to the dupe that yields to fate!
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.
More Hafez Quotes
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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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Only a Perfect One who is always laughing at the word two can make you know of Love.
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Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred Now is the time for you to deeply compute the impossibility that there is anything but grace.
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When you can make others laugh with jokes that belittle no one and your words always unite, Hafiz will vote for you to be God.
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Speak but little, and that little only when thy own purposes require it. Heaven has given thee two ears but only one tongue, which means: listen to two things, but be not the first to propose one.
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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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Carry your heart through this world like a life-giving sun
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I rarely let the word NO escape from my mouth, because it is so plain to my soul that God has shouted, Yes! Yes! Yes! To every luminous movement in existence.
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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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It is not easy to stop thinking ill of others.Usually one must enter into a friendship with a person who has accomplished that great feat himself.Then something might start to rub off on you of that true elegance.
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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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Fear is the cheapest room in the house.
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Light will someday split you open.
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Time is a factory where everyone slaves away earning enough love to break their own chains.
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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.
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