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Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
Nothing I say can explain to you Divine Love Yet all of creation cannot seem to stop talking about it.
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
No prayer is complete without presence.
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
When the remedy you have offered only increases the disease, then leave him who will not be cured, and tell your story to someone who seeks the truth.
Soul |
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
I was a thorn rushing to be with a rose, vinegar blending with honey… Then I found some dirt to make an ointment that would honor my soul… Love says, ‘You are right, but don’t claim these changes. Remember, I am wind. You are an ember I ignite.’
Soul |
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
If you desire healing, let yourself fall ill let yourself fall ill.
Soul |
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
The soul which cannot endure fire and smoke won't find the Secret.
Soul |
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
Make everything in you an ear, each atom of your being, and you will hear at every moment what the Source is whispering to you…you are -we all are-the beloved of the beloved, and in every moment, in every event of your life, the Beloved is whispering to you exactly what you need to hear and know. Who can ever explain this miracle? It simply is.
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
The soul: a wide listening sky with thousands of candles.
Soul |
Russell H. Conwell, fully Russell Herman Conwell
We must teach that men are great only on their intrinsic value, and not on the position they may incidentally happen to occupy.
Circumstances | Means | Soul |
Rumi, fully Jalāl ad-Dīn Muḥammad Rumi NULL
You suppose you are the trouble but you are the cure. You suppose that you are the lock on the door but you are the key that opens it. It's too bad that you want to be someone else. You don't see your own face, your own beauty. Yet, no face is more beautiful than yours.
Soul |
Saint Anthony of Padua or Anthony of Lisbon, born Fernando Martins de Bulhões NULL
The saints are like the stars. In his providence Christ conceals them in a hidden place that they may not shine before others when they might wish to do so. Yet they are always ready to exchange the quiet of contemplation for the works of mercy as soon as they perceive in their heart the invitation of Christ.
Saint Augustine, aka Augustine of Hippo, St. Austin, Bishop of Hippo NULL
Hope has two beautiful daughters - their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are.
Saint Augustine, aka Augustine of Hippo, St. Austin, Bishop of Hippo NULL
I asked the whole frame of the world about my God; and he answered, 'I am not He, but He made me'.
Saint Augustine, aka Augustine of Hippo, St. Austin, Bishop of Hippo NULL
I was not yet in love, yet I loved to love...I sought what I might love, in love with loving.
Mortal | Soul | Friendship |