Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar, theologian, and Sufi mystic. His works have been translated into many languages and are widely read worldwide. Here are some of his most inspiring quotes:
- “The wound is the place where the light enters you.”
- “What you seek is seeking you.”
- “The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”
- “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
- “The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.”
- “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your myth.”
- “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.”
- “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”
- “The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.”
- “The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”
- “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
- “The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.”
- “The soul has been given its own ears to hear things that the mind does not understand.”
- “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.”
- “The most important step is the first step. All those after that are easier.”
- “The wound is where the light enters you.”
- “The only thing you can do is be who you are. The rest is up to fate.”
- “The greatest wealth is to live content with little.”
- “The truth was a mirror in the hands of God. It fell, and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.”
- “The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.”
I hope these quotes inspire you as much as they have inspired many others. Let me know if you need anything else!
