Rumi: A Philosopher-Poet's Journey Through Time

Some Quotes of Rumi

It is extremely difficult to extract a small sample of quotes as there are so many worthy. These are intended as a sample.

• "Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth."
• "The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
• "You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?"
• "Let yourself be silently drawn by the stronger pull of what you really love."
• "Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form."
• "Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."
• "Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion."
• "Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames."
• "Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself."
• "The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart."
• "As you start to walk on the way, the way appears."
• "Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
• "The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear."
• "Ignore those that make you fearful and sad."
• "Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.""Don’t you know yet? It is your light that lights the worlds."
• "Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along."
• "Live life as if everything is rigged in your favour."