Rumi

Poet, Philosopher

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet and philosopher known for his profound explorations of love and spirituality, particularly in 'The Masnavi'.

Born
September 30, 1207
Died
December 17, 1273
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"The morning wind spreads its fresh smell. We must get up and take that in, that wind that lets us live. Breathe before it's gone."

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"There’s a morning when presence comes over your soul. You sing like a rooster in your earth-colored shape. Your heart hears and, no longer frantic, begins to dance."

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"Hardship may dishearten at first, but every hardship passes away. All despair is followed by hope; all darkness is followed by sunshine."

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"You are more valuable than both heaven and earth. What else can I say? You don’t know your own worth."

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"Sometimes in order to help He makes us cry Happy the eye that sheds tears for His sake Fortunate the heart that burns for His sake Laughter always follow tears Blessed are those who understand Life blossoms wherever water flows Where tears are shed divine mercy is shown"

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"Your magnificence has made me a wonder. Your charm has taught me the way of love."

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"Friend, our closeness is this: anywhere you put your foot, feel me in the firmness under you."

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"Don't turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That's where the light enters you."

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"In your light I learn how to love. In your beauty, how to make poems. You dance inside my chest where no-one sees you, but sometimes I do, and that sight becomes this art."

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"A secret freedom opens through a crevice you can barely see."

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"Knowest thou not the beauty of thine own face? Quit this temper that leads thee to war with thyself."

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"When setting out on a journey do not seek advice from someone who never left home"

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"The light which shines in the eye is really the light of the heart.. The light which fills the heart is the light of God, which is pure and separate from the light of intellect and sense."

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"Don't look to anyone for your needs, for the One who created you, waters you."

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"If you knew the secret of life, you too would choose no other companion but love."

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"If you want to win hearts, sow the seeds of Love. If you want heaven, stop scattering thorns on the road."

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