Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself
Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan.
I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think
The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore
I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways
The cure for pain is in the pain.
Respond to every call that excites your spirit
Either give me more wine or leave me alone
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed
I have never developed indigestion from eating my words
The sun of those who were before us (before Islam) have set. Our sun will remain forever in the highest places of the sky, and it will never set.
We must use time creatively, in the knowledge that the time is always ripe to do right
The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward. They may be beaten, but they may start a winning game
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