Rumi quotes

Rumi was a Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic, renowned for his influential spiritual writings. His poetry explores themes of love, unity, and the search for divine truth, transcending cultural and religious boundaries. He remains one of the most widely read poets in the world, inspiring generations with his wisdom. Here are 211 of his quotes:

Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation. (Rumi)
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart. View quote
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Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it. View quote
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With life as short as a half taken breath, don't plant anything but love. View quote
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Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom. View quote
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That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful. View quote
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Let the beauty of what you love be what you do. View quote
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Outside ideas of right doing and wrong doing there is a field. I'll meet you there. View quote
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Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come? View quote
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Do not grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form. View quote
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It may be that the satisfaction I need depends on my going away, so that when I've gone and come back, I'll find it at home. (Rumi)
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the World. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. View quote
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The branch might seem like the fruit's origin: In fact, the branch exist because of the fruit. View quote
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Were there no men of vision, all who are blind would be dead. View quote
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The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself. View quote
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God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly, not one. View quote
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To Love is to reach God. Never will a Lover's chest feel any sorrow. Never will a Lover's robe be touched by mortals. Never will a Lover's body be found buried in the earth. To Love is to reach God. View quote
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Reason is like an officer when the King appears; The officer then loses his power and hides himself. Reason is the shadow cast by God; God is the sun. View quote
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What you seek is seeking you. View quote
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Come, come, whoever you are. Wanderer, worshipper, lover of leaving - it doesn't matter, Ours is not a caravan of despair. Come, even if you have broken your vow a hundred times, Come, come again, come. View quote
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Lovers think they are looking for each other, but there is only one search: wandering This world is wandering that, both inside one transparent sky. In here there is no dogma and no heresy. (Rumi)
Quit acting like a wolf, and feel the shepherd's love filling you. View quote
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What is the body? That shadow of a shadow of your love, that somehow contains the entire universe. View quote
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Love rests on no foundation. It is an endless ocean, with no beginning or end. View quote
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Even though you're not equipped, keep searching: equipment isn't necessary on the way to the Lord. View quote
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Rumi

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Occupation: Afghan Poet
Born: September 23, 1207
Died: December 10, 1273
Quotes count: 211
Wikipedia: Rumi

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