Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along
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
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself
Reason is powerless in the expression of love
It is a profitable thing, if one is wise, to seem foolish
Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything
Work is a necessary evil to be avoided
Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom
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