Sing because this is a food our starving world needs. Laugh because that is the purest sound.
HAFEZWhat is this precious love and laughter budding in our hearts? It is the glorious sound of a soul waking up!
More Hafez Quotes
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Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.
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I do not feel like writing verses; but as I light my perfume burner with myrrh and jasmine incense, they suddenly burgeon from my heart, like flowers in a garden.
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The Earth would die If the sun stopped kissing her.
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Grieve not because thou understand-not life’s mystery; behind the veil is concealed many a delight.
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You yourself are your own obstacle, rise above yourself.
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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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How did the rose ever open its heart and give to this world all of its beauty? It felt the encouragement of Light against its being; otherwise we all remain too frightened.
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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.
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True art awakens the Extraordinary Ovation.
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Be content with what thou hast received, and smooth thy frowning forehead, for the door of choice is not open either to thee or me.
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How seek the way which leadeth to our wishes? By renouncing our wishes. The crown of excellence is renunciation.
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Woe to the dupe that yields to Fate!
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All these words are just a front. What I would really like to do is chain you to my body, then sing for days & days & days.
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I know you have a hundred complex cases against God in court, but never mind, let’s just get out of this mess.
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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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