Rumi

“This world is as a dream; do not be deceived by its colours.”

“In the orchard and rose-garden I long to see your face.”

“Maybe you are searching among the branches for what only appears in the roots.”

“The lamps are different, but the Light is the same.”

“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment.”

“The garden of love is green without limit and yields many fruits other than sorrow or joy.”

“Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”

“The breeze at dawn has secrets to tell you. Don't go back to sleep.”

“Knock, and He'll open the door. Vanish, and He'll make you shine like the sun.”

“There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are hundreds of ways to come home.”

“Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu, Buddhist, sufi, or zen.”

“You suppose you are the trouble, but you are the cure. You suppose you are the lock on the door, but you are the key.”

“The moment I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was.”

“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”

“My soul is from elsewhere, I'm sure of that, and I intend to end up there.”

“When I am with you, we stay up all night. When you're not here, I can't go to sleep.”

“There is a voice that doesn't use words. Listen.”

“Travel brings power and love back into your life.”

“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.”