Jami quotes

Jami was a Persian poet, scholar, and Sufi mystic, renowned for his lyrical and philosophical works. His poetry blended mystical insight with rich literary artistry, influencing Persian literature for centuries. He became one of the last great figures of classical Persian poetry and Sufism. Here are 13 of his quotes:

It is best to avoid low company, whether they come in peace or in war.

Jami

Good intentions are useless in the absence of common-sense.

Jami

Happy is the man who knows the true from the false, and refuses to accept less.

Jami

Those who live by bread alone will submit, for the sake of it, to the vilest abuse, like a hungry dog.

Jami

Those who fancy that collectedness results from the collecting of wordly goods remain in perpetual distraction, whilst those who are convinced that amassing wealth is the cause of distraction renounce all wordly goods.

Jami

God has not made with two hearts within him. The incomparable Majesty who has conferred the boon of existence upon thee has placed within thee but one heart, to the end that with single heart thou mayest love Him alone, and mayest turn thy back on all besides and devote thyself to Him alone, and refrain from dividing thy heart into a hundred portions, each portion devoted to a different object.

Jami

I was trapped in love And this trap is enough for me.

Jami

How a pleasant word of an old lover that said When there is lovem there is no comfort.

Jami

The pain night will be ended And separation pain will be remedied Unaware of this fact that this night is so long And from that night to morning there are hundred years.

Jami

My birthplace is Jam, and my pen Has drunk from (knowledge of) Sheikh-ul-Islam Ahmad Jam, Hence in the books of poetry My pen nam is Jami for these two reasons.

Jami

Were Women all like those whom here I name, Woman to man I surely would prefer; The Sun is feminine, nor deems it shame; The Moon, though masculine, depends on her.

Jami