Rumi Quotes for life, love and inspiration

This is not a complete collection of quotes from and about Rumi, but they will show you the power, elegance and strength of his words. See also the Books section for a short list of good books about the poetry of Rumi. If you have more quotes on / from Rumi, or about life, love and the universe, please share them with the world and let us know. If they are suitable, we will publish them on these pages.

“Be occupied, then, with what you really value and let the thief take something else.”

“Beware! Don’t allow yourself to do what you know is wrong, relying on the thought, ‘Later I will repent and ask God’s forgiveness.’”

“Brother stand the pain; Escape the poison of your impulses. The sky will bow to your beauty, if you do. Learn to light the candle. Rise with the sun. Turn away from the cave of your sleeping. That way a thorn expands to a rose. A particular glows with the universal.”

“Burdens are the foundations of ease and bitter things the forerunners of pleasure.”

“Conventional opinion is the ruin of our souls.”

“Don’t allow your animal nature to rule your reason.”

“Don’t let your throat tighten with fear. Take sips of breath all day and night, before death closes your mouth.”

“Everyone is so afraid of death, but the real sufis just laugh: nothing tyrannizes their hearts. What strikes the oyster shell does not damage the pearl.”

“Everything in the universe is a pitcher brimming with wisdom and beauty.”

“Fasting is the first principle of medicine.

“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.”