Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi Quotes

“None that is raw understands the state of the ripe: therefore my words must be brief. Farewell! O son, burst thy chains and be free! How long wilt thou be a bondsman to silver and gold?”
― Jalaluddin Rumi, Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi

“The married pair must match one another: look at a pair of shoes or boots. 2310. If one of the shoes is too tight for the foot, the pair of them is of no use to thee. Hast thou ever seen one leaf of a (folding) door small and the other large, or a wolf mated with the lion of the jungle? A pair of sacks on a camel do not balance properly when one is small and the other of full size.”
― Jalâl ud Dîn Rûmî, Mathnawi of Jalalu'ddin Rumi