The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard.
HAFEZThere is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.
More Hafez Quotes
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Let’s get loose with Compassion. Let’s drown in the delicious ambience of Love.
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The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
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You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
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The world is a bride of surpassing beauty-but remember that this maiden is never bound to anyone.
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An awake heart is like a sky that pours light.
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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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I am in love with every church And mosque And temple And any kind of shrine Because I know it is there That people say the different names Of the One God.
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When all your desires are distilled; You will cast just two votes: To love more, And be happy.
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Listen; this world is the lunatic’s sphere , Don’t always agree it’s real, Even with my feet upon it And the postman knowing my door My address is somewhere else.
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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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This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.
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Remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon yourself more as God does, for She knows your true royal nature.
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All your wounds from craving love Exist because of heroic deeds.
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I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, ‘love lifts me.’
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Tis writ on Paradise’s gate, Woe to the dupe that yields to fate!
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