Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
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Rumi, also known as Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Rūmī, was a 13th-century Persian poet, theologian, and Sufi mystic. He is best known for his poetry collection "Mathnawi" which explores themes of love, spirituality, and mysticism, and has gained worldwide acclaim for his profound wisdom and insight into the human experience.
d. 1273
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.
Tomorrow, the sun will rise and everything will be okay.
What hurts you blesses you.
Be watchful, the grace of God manifests suddenly. It comes without warning to an open heart.
To anyone finding their fire again, may it come back steady, unshakeable and impossible to lose.
Do everything with a clean heart and expect nothing in return.
Sometimes the only way to be seen is to leave.
The real flex is living a soft life after surviving hard things.
Your assignment is you. Water you.
The older I get, the more I realize being in a hurry is a terrible way to live your life.
If it scares you and excites you at the same time, that's your gut telling you to go for it.
Everything you lost is coming back.
Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah…it makes absolutely no difference what people think of you.
If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?The Essential Rumi, p. 123, 1995
Forgive yourself for not knowing earlier what only time could teach you.The Essential Rumi, p. 88, 1995
No more repeated cycles. It’s time to grow.Mathnawi
You are alive. You have a home. You have a bed. You have food. Be grateful.LinkedIn, 2026
If it’s meant for you, it will find you again.
Stay healthy, get wealthy, seek truth, give love, and create beauty.My Conversation with Naval Megasode, 2023
The solution to anxiety is action.
Water has no effect on fake flowers. This changed my entire mindset about relationships.The Essential Rumi, p. 88, 1995
Take time like the river that never grows stale. Keep going and steady. No hurry, no rush.The Essential Rumi, p. 88, 1995
This turning toward what you deeply love saves you.A Voice Through The Door, Charlotte Center For Mindfulness, 2020
The quieter you become, the more you are able to hear.
If I love myself I love you. If I love you I love myself.Do You Love Me?, translated by Fereydoun Kia, 2020
Maybe you are searching among the branches, for what only appears in the roots.Masnavi
The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you.Open Secret: Versions of Rumi, Translated by Coleman Barks / Translated by John Moyne
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.
Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.The Essential Rumi, p. 123, 1995
Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.The Essential Rumi, p. 100, 1995
Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom.Songs of Separation: I. The Garden, 2002
Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.A Poem A Day:: Day 561: Let The Beauty We Love Be What We Do
As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.Masnavi, Book I
Before you speak, let your words pass through three gates: Is it true? Is it necessary? Is it kind?Before You Speak - Rumi - Pioneerthinking.com
What you seek is seeking you.The Essential Rumi, p. 88, 1995
Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.The Essential Rumi, p. 100, 1995
Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.
Gratitude is the wine of the soul. Go on. Get drunk!
Your goal is not to find love, but to remove all barriers which are preventing you from receiving it.
Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.Mesnevi, 13th century
That’s all 41 quotes by Rumi.