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Thinker · 1207–1273

Rumi

Sufi mystic and the bestselling poet in modern America, eight centuries after his death. He wrote of longing, separation, the reed flute that cries for the reed bed it was cut from.

Contributions
  • Masnavi — six volumes of mystical poetry
  • Articulation of the soul's longing for the divine
Words that traveled
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There are wounds that never show on the body that are deeper and more hurtful than anything that bleeds.
— Rumi
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The wound is the place where the Light enters you.
— Rumi
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Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.
— Rumi
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Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.
— Rumi
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What you seek is seeking you.
— Rumi
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Patience is the key to joy.
— Rumi
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The intelligent want self-control; children want candy.
— Rumi