
Rumi
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
1207-1273 • Persian
Sufism
13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose poetry of divine love has captivated hearts across centuries. Founder of the Mevlevi Order known for whirling dervishes.
Key Works
- Masnavi
- Diwan-e Shams-e Tabrizi
- Fihi Ma Fihi
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Quotes by Rumi
115 quotes“I once had a thousand desires, but in my one desire to know you, all else melted away.”
longingMasnavi
“There is some kiss we want with our whole lives, the touch of spirit on the body.”
longingDivan-i Shams
“The intelligent want self-control; children want candy.”
disciplineMasnavi
“Whatever you do for love is well done.”
loveMasnavi
“A thousand half-loves must be forsaken to take one whole heart home.”
wholenessDivan-i Shams
“Look at love. How it tangles with the one fallen in love.”
loveDivan-i Shams
“There is a community of the spirit. Join it, and feel the delight of walking in the noisy street and being the noise.”
communityDivan-i Shams
“That which God said to the rose, and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty, He said to my heart, and made it a hundred times more beautiful.”
beautyMasnavi
“This is love: to fly toward a secret sky.”
loveDivan-i Shams
“On a day when the wind is perfect, the sail just needs to open.”
surrenderDivan-i Shams
“It's your road and yours alone. Others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.”
individualityMasnavi
“Open your hands if you want to be held.”
opennessDivan-i Shams
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
identityDivan-i Shams
“Do not seek for the marvelous, the truth is wonder enough.”
truthMasnavi
“When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”
joyDivan-i Shams
“My head is bursting with the joy of the unknown.”
joyDivan-i Shams
“All loves are a bridge to divine love.”
loveMasnavi
“The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind.”
limitlessnessMasnavi
“He who tastes, knows.”
experienceMasnavi
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