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"If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart."

~ Rumi 💎 #BOTD 1207 (d. 17 December 1273), was a 13th-century Persian, poet, faqih, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic originally from Greater Khorasan in Greater Iran.

Rumi's influence transcends national borders and ethnic divisions: Iranians, Tajiks, Turks, Greeks, Pashtuns, other Central Asian Muslims, and the Muslims of the Indian subcontinent have greatly appreciated his spiritual legacy for the past seven centuries.

His poems have been widely translated into many of the world's languages and transposed into various formats. Rumi has been described as the "most popular poet" and the "best selling poet" in the United States.

"Lovely days don’t come to you, you should walk to them."
~ Rumi

"Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation."
~ Rumi

"When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety; if I sit in my own place of patience, what I need flows to me, and without pain ... what I want also wants me, is looking for me and attracting me. There is a great secret here..."
~ Rumi

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

"Whenever you are alone, remind yourself that God has sent everyone else away so that there is only you and Him."
~ Rumi

"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

"Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come?"
~ Rumi

"I said: what about my eyes?
God said: Keep them on the road.
I said: what about my passion?
God said: Keep it burning.
I said: what about my heart? ...
I said: pain and sorrow?
He said: Stay with it. The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
~ Rumi

"Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots."
~ Rumi

"The Inspiration You Seek
Is Already Within You.
Be Silent And Listen."
~ Rumi

"Whether one moves
slowly or with speed,
the one who
is a seeker
will be a finder."
~ Rumi

"The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore."
~ Rumi

"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?"
~ Rumi

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

"A Candle never Loses any of its Light while Lighting up another candle."
~ Rumi

"Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop."
~ Rumi

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

"As you start to walk on the way, the way appears."
~ Rumi

Last night
I begged the Wise One to tell me
the secret of the world.
Gently, gently, he whispered,
"Be quiet,
the secret cannot be spoken,
It is wrapped in silence."
~ Rumi

"Protect yourself ... from your own thoughts."
~ Rumi

"When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray."
~ Rumi

"What you are seeking is also seeking you."
~ Rumi