Rumi, the revered 13th-century Persian poet and mystic, bestowed the world with profound wisdom through his poetry. This collection comprises over 100 of his most inspirational quotes. Rumi’s words resonate across cultures and epochs, offering timeless guidance on love, spirituality, and the human experience. His teachings encourage introspection, compassion, and a deeper connection with the divine. Immerse yourself in Rumi’s poetic insights and let them illuminate your journey through life, serving as a source of enlightenment and inner peace.
Rumi Quotes
“Why do you stay in prison, when the door is so wide open?” ~ Rumi
“I know you’re tired but come, this is the way.” ~ Rumi
“You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop.” ~ Rumi
“Life is a balance of holding on and letting go.” ~ Rumi
“If the foot of the trees were not tied to the earth, they would be pursuing me. For I have blossomed so much, I am the envy of the gardens.” ~ Rumi
“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” ~ Rumi
“Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your myth.” ~ Rumi
“Your depression is connected to your insolence and refusal to praise.” ~ Rumi
“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ~ Rumi
“Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.” ~ Rumi
“Reason is powerless in the expression of love.” ~ Rumi
“Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.” ~ Rumi
“Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” ~ Rumi
“Love is the bridge between you and everything.” ~ Rumi
“Close your eyes, fall in love, stay there.” ~ Rumi
“Be soulful. Be kind. Be in love.” ~ Rumi
“Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you love. It will not lead you astray.” ~ Rumi
“Lovers have heartaches that can’t be cured by drugs or sleep or games, but only by seeing their beloved.” ~ Rumi
“Love sometimes wants to do us a great favour: hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.” ~ Rumi
“When the world pushes you to your knees, you’re in the perfect position to pray.” ~ Rumi
“The very center of your heart is where life begins – the most beautiful place on earth.” ~ Rumi
“The wound is the place where the light enters you.” ~ Rumi
“What matters is how quickly you do what your soul directs.” ~ Rumi
“Dance until you shatter yourself.” ~ Rumi
“Grace comes to forgive and then forgive again.” ~ Rumi
“Become the sky. Take an axe to the prison wall. Escape.” ~ Rumi
“Let yourself become living poetry.” ~ Rumi
“Be an empty page, untouched by words.” ~ Rumi
“The wealth within you, your essence, is your kingdom.” ~ Rumi
“Don’t you know yet? It is your light that lights the world.” ~ Rumi
“Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.” ~ Rumi
“There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are a thousand ways to go home again.” ~ Rumi
“Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ~ Rumi
“This place is a dream. Only a sleeper considers it real. Then death comes like dawn, and you wake up laughing at what you thought was your grief.” ~ Rumi
“Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death.” ~ Rumi
“There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don’t you?” ~ Rumi
“Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.” ~ Rumi
“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.” ~ Rumi
“You are not meant for crawling, so don’t. You have wings. Learn to use them and fly.” ~ Rumi
“Patience with small details makes perfect a large work, like the universe.” ~ Rumi
“Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” ~ Rumi
“You were born with wings. Why prefer to crawl through life?” ~ Rumi
“Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ~ Rumi
“Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths.” ~ Rumi
“Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder. Help someone’s soul heal. Walk out of your house like a shepherd.” ~ Rumi
“I am not this hair, I am not this skin, I am the soul that lives within.” ~ Rumi
“Be full of sorrow, that you may become a hill of joy; weep, that you may break into laughter.” ~ Rumi
“Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment. Cleverness is mere opinion. Bewilderment brings intuitive knowledge.” ~ Rumi
“Be empty of worrying. Think of who created thought.” ~ Rumi
“The Prophets accept all agony and trust it. For the water has never feared the fire.” ~ Rumi
“Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being.” ~ Rumi
“If all you can do is crawl, start crawling.” ~ Rumi
“It’s your road, and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.” ~ Rumi
“Would you become a pilgrim on the road of love? The first condition is that you make yourself humble as dust and ashes.” ~ Rumi
“As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” ~ Rumi
“What hurts you, blesses you. Darkness is your candle.” ~ Rumi
“The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.” ~ Rumi
“The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.” ~ Rumi
“And so it is, that both the devil and the angelic spirits present us with objects of desire to awaken our power of choice.” ~ Rumi
“Achieve some perfection yourself, so that you may not fall into sorrow by seeing the perfection in others.” ~ Rumi
“What is planted in each person’s soul will sprout.” ~ Rumi
“In each moment the fire rages, it will burn away a hundred veils. And carry you a thousand steps toward your goal.” ~ Rumi
“If the light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” ~ Rumi
“There’s a field somewhere beyond all doubt and wrongdoing. I’ll meet you there.” ~ Rumi
“Be certain that in the religion of Love there are no believers and unbelievers. LOVE embraces all.” ~ Rumi
“Silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation.” ~ Rumi
“Sit, be still, and listen.” ~ Rumi
“Patience is the key to joy.” ~ Rumi
“Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.” ~ Rumi
“If the light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” ~ Rumi
“To praise the sun is to praise your own eyes.” ~ Rumi
“Respond to every call that excites your spirit.” ~ Rumi
“Wherever you stand, be the soul of that place.” ~ Rumi
“Half-heartedness doesn’t reach into majesty.” ~ Rumi
“Look at the moon in the sky, not the one in the lake.” ~ Rumi
“What is planted in each person’s soul will sprout.” ~ Rumi
“The source of now is here.” ~ Rumi
“I want to sing like the bird’s sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.” ~ Rumi
“Let us carve gems out of our stony hearts and let them light our path to love.” ~ Rumi
“Start a huge, foolish project, like Noah… it makes absolutely no difference what people think of you.” ~ Rumi
“In silence there is eloquence. Stop weaving and see how the pattern improves.” ~ Rumi
“Whoever has heart’s doors wide open, could see the sun itself in every atom.” ~ Rumi
“The message behind the words is the voice of the heart.” ~ Rumi
“You are not one you are a thousand. Just light your lantern.” ~ Rumi
“Work. Keep digging your well. Water is there somewhere.” ~ Rumi
“With every breath, I plant the seeds of devotion, I am a farmer of the heart.” ~ Rumi
“Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.” ~ Rumi
“In the blackest of your moments, wait with no fear.” ~ Rumi
“Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.” ~ Rumi
“Whether one moves slowly or with speed, the one who is a seeker will be a finder.” ~ Rumi
“Anyone who genuinely and consistently with both hands looks for something will find it.” ~ Rumi
“Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies.” ~ Rumi
“The garden of the world has no limit except in your mind.” ~ Rumi
“When I am silent, I fall into the place where everything is music.” ~ Rumi
“Beauty surrounds us, but usually, we need to be walking in a garden to know it.” ~ Rumi
“I lost my hat while gazing at the moon, and then I lost my mind.” ~ Rumi
“Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.” ~ Rumi
“All your anxiety is because of your desire for harmony. Seek disharmony, then you will gain peace.” ~ Rumi
“Whatever purifies you is the right path, I will not try to define it.” ~ Rumi
“Let go of your mind and then be mindful. Close your ears and listen.” ~ Rumi
