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“Every leaf that grows will tell you…What you sow will bear fruit. So if you have any sense my friend, don’t plant anything but love.

Rumi

“Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.

Rumi

“Lovely days don’t come to you, you should walk to them.

Rumi

“Make things easy for people and not difficult. Give people good news and bring them joy, and do not turn them away.

Prophet Muhammad ﷺ

“The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.

Rumi

“The heart is comforted by true words, just as a thirsty man is comforted by water.

Rumi

“Our greatest strength lies in the gentleness and tenderness of our heart.

Rumi

“As there is no seeing outward colors without light, So it is with the mental colors within. Outward colors arise from the light of sun and stars, And inward colors from the Light on high.

Rumi

“Whatever you lost through fate, be certain that it saved you from pain.

Rumi

“If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.

Rumi

“The clouds must weep before the meadow smiles.

Rumi

“The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. What we cannot remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts.

Shams Tabrizi

“Walk patiently through this troubled world and you’ll find a great treasure

Rumi

“Find the sweetness in your own heart, then you may find the sweetness in every heart.

Rumi

“One day your heart will take you to your Lover. One day your soul will carry you to the Beloved. Don’t get lost in your pain, know that one day your pain will become your cure.

Rumi

“Everything you see has its roots in the Unseen world.

Rumi

“The words we use for the Creator are a reflection of ourselves. If we think of God in terms of fear and shame, it is because we are afraid, and have something to be ashamed of. If we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities.

Shams Tabrizi

“Be grateful for your life, every detail of it, and your face will come to shine like a sun, and everyone who sees it will be made glad and peaceful.

Rumi

“If each day is a copy of the last one, what a pity!

Rumi

“If you are insulted, if you are accused, if they gossip about you, don’t say anything bad. Don’t be the one who sees the shame, be the one who corrects it.

Shams Tabrizi

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