My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don't harbor bad thoughts, do not gossip and don't teach what you do not know.
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In the garden _x000D_ I see only your face _x000D_ From trees and blossoms _x000D_ I inhale only your fragrance.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses deep love and connection to a beloved person through nature's beauty.
In this quote, Rumi conveys a profound sense of love in which the beauty of the garden and the fragrances of nature are inseparable from the presence of a beloved. It illustrates how nature can evoke feelings of love and how a loved one's essence permeates everything around us, highlighting the idea that true love transforms our perception of the world.
Themes
LoveNatureBeautyConnectionFragrance
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used in a wedding speech to illustrate the bond between two partners.
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Every fragile beauty, every perfect forgotten sentence, you grieve their going away, but that is not how it is. Where they come from never goes dry. It is an always flowing spring.
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Come on sweetheart let's adore one another before there is no more of you and me
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