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Rumi

September 30 , 1207 – December 17 , 1273
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Rumi was a Persian poet, scholar. A Persian poet, scholar. A Persian poet whose spiritual and love-centered writings remain popular worldwide. Their quotes on wisdom, inner peace and the search for meaning remain widely read and shared. Their teachings on wisdom, self-awareness and the search for meaning continue to guide people seeking clarity and inner strength.

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"Close your eyes, fall in love, stay there."

-- Rumi

"Close your eyes, fall in love, stay there."

-- Rumi

"The cure for the pain is in the pain."

-- Rumi

"The cure for the pain is in the pain."

-- Rumi

"The soul is here for its own joy."

-- Rumi

"The soul is here for its own joy."

-- Rumi

"Love is the whole thing; we are only pieces."

-- Rumi

"Love is the whole thing; we are only pieces."

-- Rumi

"When you feel a peaceful joy, you are close to truth."

-- Rumi

"When you feel a peaceful joy, you are close to truth."

-- Rumi

"The garden of love is green without limit."

-- Rumi

"The garden of love is green without limit."

-- Rumi

"The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are."

-- Rumi

"The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are."

-- Rumi

"Travel brings power and love back into your life."

-- Rumi

"Travel brings power and love back into your life."

-- Rumi

"Whatever you are seeking, seek it within yourself."

-- Rumi

"Whatever you are seeking, seek it within yourself."

-- Rumi

"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop."

-- Rumi

"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop."

-- Rumi

"Both light and shadow are the dance of Love."

-- Rumi

"Both light and shadow are the dance of Love."

-- Rumi

"There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled."

-- Rumi

"There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled."

-- Rumi

"Through Love all that is bitter will be sweet."

-- Rumi

"Through Love all that is bitter will be sweet."

-- Rumi

"Through Love all pain will turn to medicine."

-- Rumi

"Through Love all pain will turn to medicine."

-- Rumi

"Reason is powerless in the expression of Love."

-- Rumi

"Reason is powerless in the expression of Love."

-- Rumi

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

-- Rumi

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

-- Rumi

"Not only the thirsty seek the water, the water as well seeks the thirsty."

-- Rumi

"Not only the thirsty seek the water, the water as well seeks the thirsty."

-- Rumi

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

-- Rumi

"Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure."

-- Rumi

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

-- Rumi

"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."

-- Rumi

"Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation."

-- Rumi

"Silence is the language of God; all else is poor translation."

-- Rumi

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love."

-- Rumi

"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love."

-- Rumi

"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."

-- Rumi

"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."

-- Rumi

"The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind."

-- Rumi

"The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind."

-- Rumi

"Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you."

-- Rumi

"Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead let life live through you."

-- Rumi

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Rumi was a Persian poet, scholar. A Persian poet, scholar. A Persian poet whose spiritual and love-centered writings remain popular worldwide. Their quotes on wisdom, inner peace and the search for meaning remain widely read and shared. Their teachings on…

One of Rumi's most widely shared quotes is: "Patience is the key to joy.".

On inspiration, Rumi said: "The wound is the place where the Light enters you.".

On spirituality, Rumi said: "Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.".

Rumi's quotes endure because they turn ideas about Inspiration, Spirituality, Love, Wisdom into clear, memorable language that is easy to relate to and share.

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