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Rumi

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Rumi

Persian Sufi poet (1207-1273), among the most influential mystical poets. Born in Balkh, he settled in Konya, met Shams of Tabriz, and wrote the Masnavi and Divan-i Shams. His disciples formed the whirling Mevlevi order.

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Rumi's Other Quotes

Whatever comes from the Beloved is good

Die, O heart, die, O heart—die in this love

Listen to this reed, how it complains—it tells the tale of separations

Whoever you are, come back, come back

Related Quotes

I am myself the matter of my book.

-- Michel de Montaigne

Whatever comes from the Beloved is good

-- Rumi

Listen to this reed, how it complains—it tells the tale of separations

-- Rumi