Rumi Sayings and Quotes

Below you will find our collection of inspirational, wise, and humorous old Rumi quotes, Rumi sayings, and Rumi proverbs, collected over the years from a variety of sources.'

A rose’s rarest essence lives in the thorn. Rumi
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. Rumi
This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet. Rumi
When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy. Rumi
Every tree, every growing thing as it grows, says THIS truth, you harvest what you sow. With life as short as a half-taken breath, don't plant anything but love. Rumi
You mustn’t be afraid of death. You’re a deathless soul you can’t be kept in a dark grave you’re filled with God’s glow. Rumi
Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames. Rumi
Light up the fire of love inside and blaze the thoughts away. Rumi
Snake's poison is life to the snake; it is in relation to man that it means "death. Rumi
If you become a helper of hearts, springs of wisdom will flow from your heart. Rumi
If you become a helper of hearts, springs of wisdom will flow from your heart. Rumi
Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Rumi
Trade your cleverness for bewilderment. Rumi
Stop the flow of your words. Open the window of your heart and let the spirit speak. Rumi
You are not one you are a Thousand. Just Light your Lantern. Rumi
The lamps are different, but the Light is the same. One matter, one energy, one Light, one Light-mind, endlessly emanating all things. Rumi
Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you. And do not worry that your life is turning upside down. How do you know that the side you are used to is better than the one to come. Rumi
Love itself describes its own perfection. Be speechless and listen. Rumi
Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself. Rumi
Lose yourself. Escape from the black cloud that surrounds you. Then you will see your own light as radiant as the full moon. Rumi
You've come to know the fortunate and the inauspicious stars, but you don't know whether you yourself are fortunate or lucky. Rumi
We are born of love; love is our mother. Rumi
Put your thoughts to sleep. Do not let them cast a shadow over the moon of your heart. Let go of thinking. Rumi
I looked in temples churches and mosques. But I found the Divine within my heart. Rumi
There is a candle in your heart, ready to be kindled. There is a void in your soul, ready to be filled. You feel it, don't you? Rumi
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. Rumi
Don't be the rider who gallops all night and never sees the horse that is beneath him. Rumi
Because of your love, I have broken with my past. Rumi
Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being. Rumi
Soul, if you want to learn secrets, your heart must forget about shame and dignity. You are God's lover, yet you worry what people are saying. Rumi