Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.Rumi
“Fortunate is he who does not carry envy as a companion.”
Poet and mystic · 1207 – 1273
13th-century Persian poet and Sufi mystic whose Masnavi is among the most influential works of Islamic literature.
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Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.Rumi

Don't be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.Rumi

The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.Rumi

Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.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

Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.Rumi