Rumi - Quotes

Source: The Masnavi and Divan-e Shams

"Do not be satisfied with the stories that come before you. Unfold your own myth."
"The wound is the place where the Light enters you."
"You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean, in a drop."
"Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray."
"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."
"Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form."
"What you seek is seeking you."
"Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?"
"Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation."
"The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart."
"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."
"Let the beauty of what you love be what you do."
"Sell your cleverness and buy bewilderment."
"When the soul lies down in that grass, the world is too full to talk about."
"Be like a tree and let the dead leaves drop."

These quotes reflect themes central to Rumi’s teachings, such as divine love, personal transformation, and the journey toward spiritual unity Divan-i Shams-i Tabrizi - Wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Divan-i_Shams-i_Tabrizi) The Masnavi: Rumi's Masterpiece of Sufi Poetry - Persian Learning Center (https://www.persianbell.com/the-masnavi/). If you're looking for more in-depth explorations of his work, I'd recommend reading The Masnavi or Divan-e Shams for their beautiful spiritual and philosophical depth.