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“Be like the sun for grace and mercy. Be like the night to cover others' faults. Be like running water for generosity. Be like death for rage and anger. Be like the Earth for modesty. Appear as you are. Be as you appear.”
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“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”
― Masnavi i Man'avi, the spiritual couplets of Maula
― Masnavi i Man'avi, the spiritual couplets of Maula
“Like all magnificent things, it's very simple.”
― Tuck Everlasting
― Tuck Everlasting
“A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home.”
― Words of Paradise: Selected Poems of Rumi
― Words of Paradise: Selected Poems of Rumi
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