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

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About Rumi

Portrait of Rumi

Jalāl al-Dīn Muḥammad Balkhī (30 September 1207 – 17 December 1273), commonly known as Rumi, was a Sufi mystic, poet, and founder of the Islamic brotherhood known as the Mevlevi Order. His family hailed from Balkh. Rumi is an influential figure in Sufism, and his thought and works loom large...

More quotations from Rumi

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

Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder.

Just be quiet and sit down. / The reason is you are drunk, / and this is the edge of the roof.

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I always say that from the moment you fall in love for the first time, a line is drawn in the sand and you're never the same girl again.

—Jennifer Elisabeth

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We forget that we ourselves are a part of history, that we are the product of growth and are condemned to perish if we lose the capacity for further growth and change. We are ourselves history and share the responsibility for world history and our position in it. But we gravely lack awareness of this responsibility.

—Herman Hesse

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Thanks to the interstate highway system, it is now possible to travel across the country from coast to coast without seeing anything.

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To change one's life: Start immediately. Do it flamboyantly. No exceptions.

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I've learned that it's all about choice. You can choose to turn regrets into lessons that change your future.

—Ali Harris in The First Last Kiss

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