Listen! Clam up your mouth and be silent like an oyster shell, for that tongue of yours is the enemy of the soul, my friend. When the lips are silent, the heart has a hundred tongues. Rumi clamenemyfriend Change image and share on social
This is the essence of all sciences - that you should know who you will be when the Day of Reckoning arrives. Rumi arrivedayessence Change image and share on social
The moment I first heard love I gave up my soul, my heart, and my eyes. Rumi eyegivehear Change image and share on social
I am neither of the East nor of the West, no boundaries exist within my breast. Rumi boundarybreasteast Change image and share on social
I have no companion but Love, no beginning, no end, no dawn. The Soul calls from within me: 'You, ignorant of the way of Love, set Me free.' Rumi begincallcompanion Change image and share on social
However much I might try to expound or explain Love, when I come to Love itself, I am ashamed of my explanations... Love alone can explain the mysteries of love and lovers. Rumi ashamedexplainexplanation Change image and share on social
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 backdependfind Change image and share on social
You've come to know the fortunate and the inauspicious stars, but you don't know whether you yourself are fortunate or lucky. Rumi fortunatehaveinauspicious Change image and share on social
Beg of God the removal of envy, that God may deliver you from externals, and bestow upon you an inward occupation, which will absorb you so that your attention is not drawn away. Rumi absorbattentionbeg Change image and share on social
Beauty surrounds us, but usually we need to be walking in a garden to know it. Rumi beautygardensurround Change image and share on social