Rumi

smart strong beautiful change world myself

"Always remember you are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, smarter than you think and twice as beautiful as you'd ever imagined. Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

listen tolerance see compassion speak love

"Listen with ears of tolerance! See through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love"

— Rumi (1207-1273)

look back world begin future past moment

"Do not look back,

No one knows how the world ever began.

Do not fear the future, Nothing lasts forever.

If you dwell on the past or future,

You will miss the moment."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

raise words voice rain grows flower thunder

"Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

money bought sold life

"If you want money more than anything, you'll be bought and sold your whole life."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

yesterday clever change world today wise myself

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

your road alone walk with you for

"It's your road & yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you"

— Rumi (1207-1273)

carry within wonders outside

"We carry inside us the wonders we seek outside us."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

seeking you

"What you are seeking is also seeking you."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

lamps different light samw

"Lamps are different, but light is the same."

— Rumi (1207-1273)

patient dark dawn patience

"Be patient where you sit in the dark. The dawn is coming"

— Rumi (1207-1273)

born wings crawl life

“You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

forget safety fear live reputation notorious

“Forget safety.

Live where you fear to live.

Destroy your reputation.

Be notorious.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

satisfied story others unfold myth

“Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

silence language god poor translation

“silence is the language of god,

all else is poor translation.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

words pretext inner bond person

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

— Rumi (1207-1273)

worry thought prison door open

“Be empty of worrying.

Think of who created thought!

Why do you stay in prison

When the door is so wide open?”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

life fire fan flames

“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

two satisfied lover world knowledge

“Two there are who are never satisfied -- the lover of the world and the lover of knowledge.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

sit still listen drunk edge roof

“Sit, be still, and listen,

because you're drunk

and we're at

the edge of the roof.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

lip insanity reason knocking door open inside

“I have lived on the lip

of insanity, wanting to know reasons,

knocking on a door. It opens.

I've been knocking from the inside.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

more wine leave alone

“Either give me more wine or leave me alone.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)

cure pain

“The cure for pain is in the pain.”

— Rumi (1207-1273)