“Even a speck of love should not go unappreciated, because, as Rumi said, love is the water of life.”
― The Forty Rules of Love
― The Forty Rules of Love
“Do you know what you are?
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.”
― Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter.
You are a mirror reflecting a noble face.
This universe is not outside of you.
Look inside yourself;
everything that you want,
you are already that.”
― Hush, Don't Say Anything to God: Passionate Poems of Rumi
“Everything that has ever been beautiful has been burned. Like you.”
― DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi
― DAMASCENA - The Tale of Roses and Rumi
“The world's flattery and hypocrisy is a sweet morsel:
eat less of it, for it is full of fire.
Its fire is hidden while its taste is manifest,
but its smoke becomes visible in the end. ”
―
eat less of it, for it is full of fire.
Its fire is hidden while its taste is manifest,
but its smoke becomes visible in the end. ”
―
“Oh sky, without me, do not change,
Oh moon, without me, do not shine;
Oh earth, without me, do not grow,
Oh time, without me, do not go.
...Oh, you cannot go, without me.”
― Love: The Joy That Wounds: The Love Poems of Rumi
Oh moon, without me, do not shine;
Oh earth, without me, do not grow,
Oh time, without me, do not go.
...Oh, you cannot go, without me.”
― Love: The Joy That Wounds: The Love Poems of Rumi
Robert’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Robert’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
Polls voted on by Robert
Lists liked by Robert



