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There is no pleasure without a tincture of bitterness.

Hafez

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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Alone Eat God Hands Kiss Love Nature See
Love sometimes wants to do us a great favor: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
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Favor Greatness Inspirational Love
Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.
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Ability Act Built Foundation Greatness Man Men
The earth has disappeared beneath my feet, It fled from all my ecstasy. Now like a singing air creature I feel the rose keep opening.
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Appearance Earth Feeling Rose
The lips of the one I love are my perpetual pleasure.
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Happiness Lips Oneself
This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.
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Live Lose Love Marriage Place Sky Wings
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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Beautiful Excitement Jewel Love Myself Ocean Relationship Yourself
Oh, 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.
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Afraid Book Learning Love Reason Try Yourself
Dear Ones, Beware of the tiny gods frightened men Create To bring anesthetic relief to their sad days.
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Creation God Men relief Sadness Wisdom
Now that all your worry has proved such an unlucrative business. Why not find a better job.
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Business Job Negative Wasted Time Worry Yourself
You ache with loneliness one night so much you weep and I say ‘here is a rope tie it around me Hafiz will be your companion for life’.
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Company Heart Life Lonely Night Pain
There are different wells within your heart. Some fill with each good rain, Others are far too deep for that.
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Different Goodness Heart Loss Rain
Run my dear, from anything that may not strengthen your precious budding wings. Run like hell my dear, from anyone likely to put a sharp knife into the sacred, tender vision of your beautiful heart.
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Beautiful Heart Hell Myself Run Scare Strength Vision
Stay close to anything that makes you glad you are alive.
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Alive Close Inspirational Stay Yourself
Not loving is a letting go. Listen, The terrain around here Is Far too Dangerous For That.
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Dangerous Let Go Listening Love Place
Grieve not because thou understand-not life’s mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.
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Darkness Grief Happiness Mystery Philosophy Understand
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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Death Determination Enough Kiss Regret Spiritual Wisdom World Yourself
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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Beyond Bird Build Desire Heaven Soul Space Tree
I caught the happy virus last night When I was out singing beneath the stars. It is remarkably contagious – So kiss me.
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Happiness Kiss Myself Night Sing Stars
Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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God Hide Religious Secret See Start
I Have Learned so much from God That I can no longer call myself A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, A Buddhist, a Jew.
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God Learning Myself Spiritual Wisdom
Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Food Need Ourselves Pure Sing Sound Starve World
Start seeing everything as God, But keep it a secret.
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God Hide Religious Secret See Start
Laugh because that is the purest sound.
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Laughter One Liner Pure Self Love Sound
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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Book Care Forget Freedom Friendship Time Wine World
Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred.
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Moments Scare Time Yourself
There is A madman inside of you Who is always running for office.
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Mad Man Run Work Yourself

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