God turns you from one feeling to another and teaches by means of opposites, so that you will have two wings to fly, not one.
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RumiMasnavi, Book II, tr. Kabir Helminski
About Rumi
Persian poet and Sufi mystic who wrote the Masnavi. (1207-1273)
More from Rumi
- If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?Masnavi, Book I, tr. Kabir Helminski
- If you are wholly perplexed and in straits, have patience, for patience is the key to joy.Masnavi, Book I, tr. Kabir Helminski
- Whoever gives reverence receives reverence.Masnavi, Book I, tr. Kabir Helminski
- Many of the faults you see in others, dear reader, are your own nature reflected in them.Masnavi, Book I, tr. Kabir Helminski
- The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.Masnavi, Book I
- Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune: every success depends upon focusing the heart.Masnavi, Book III, tr. Kabir Helminski
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