The Book of Rumi Quotes

“after nourishment, shelter and companionship, stories are the thing we need most in the world.”
― Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

“Once the arrow has left the bow it will never return, and so are words that leave our lips.”
― Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

“never equate one action with another. One must never compare oneself to others, even though they may appear to be the same on the surface; truly nothing is as it seems!”
― Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

“When you look at everything in life with the eyes of want and greed, whom do you hope to escape? Yourself? God? Is that possible?”
― Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

“Stories are an ingrained part of lives everywhere, and in fact life is a series of successive stories with endless changing promises and surprises.”
― Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

“Was it not true that the human tongue is like an uneasy aggregation of rock and iron, which, when struck against each other, can spark off a fire?”
― Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

“To only perceive what's visible to the eye is like having a beautiful jug but being oblivious to the real beauty of the wine inside, because you can only see the container. I drink from a pitcher, and I taste the delectable wine; but if you drink from the same vessel, God will only allow you to taste vinegar. Laily's love will never enter your hearts. Love for her shall never pull your ear. I'll taste honey from a pot while you'll taste poison. Every person sees what he chooses to see.”
― Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform

“A bald darvish walked into the shop, and instantly the parrot began to speak: “Did you spill bottles of almond oil, too?”
― Jalal ad-Din Muhammad ar-Rumi, The Book of Rumi: 105 Stories and Fables that Illumine, Delight, and Inform