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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Tonight the moon kisses the stars. _x000D_ O beloved,be like that to me!
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote expresses a longing for deep affection and connection, using celestial imagery to illustrate intense love.
Rumi, a renowned Sufi poet, beautifully illustrates the essence of love through the metaphor of the moon and stars, suggesting that love should be tender and celestial, illuminating our lives. The speaker's plea for reciprocity in affection evokes the desire for a connection as profound and enchanting as the relationship between the moon and the stars.
Themes
LoveMoonStarsAffectionConnection
In practice
Example use cases
In a romantic speech during an anniversary dinner.
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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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Whatever you keep hidden in your heart, God _x000D_ manifests in you outwardly. Whatever the root of _x000D_ the tree feeds on in secret, affects the bough and _x000D_ the leaf.
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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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