Quotes from Hafez

God and I have built an immense fire together. We keep each other happy and warm.

The lips of the one I love are my perpetual pleasure.

All your wounds from craving love Exist because of heroic deeds.

On the holy boughs of the Celestial Tree High up in the heavenly fields, Beyond terrestrial desire My soul-bird a warm nest has built.

How seamless seemed love and then came trouble!

When no one is looking, I swallow deserts and clouds and chew on mountains knowing they are sweet bones! When no one is looking and I want to kiss God, I just lift my own hand to my mouth.

We don't need sugar, flour or rice or anything else. We just want to see our dear ones.

Send a bouquet of your face with the morning breeze.

Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.

The small man builds cages for everyone he knows While the sage, who has to duck his head when the moon is low, Keeps dropping keys all night long For the beautiful rowdy prisoners.

We have come into this exquisite world to experience ever and ever more deeply our divine courage, freedom and light!

Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred... Now is the time for you to deeply compute the impossibility that there is anything but grace.

The great religions are the ships, Poets the life boats. Every sane person I know has jumped overboard.

One regret dear world, that I am determined not to have when I am lying on my deathbed is that I did not kiss you enough.

I Have Learned so much from God That I can no longer call myself A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim, A Buddhist, a Jew.

Remember for just one minute of the day, it would be best to try looking upon yourself more as God does, for She knows your true royal nature.

Dear Ones, Beware of the tiny gods frightened men Create To bring anesthetic relief to their sad days

The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.

This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.

The sun will stand as your best man And whistle When you have found the courage To marry forgiveness When you have found the courage to marry Love.

Greatness is always built on this foundation: the ability to appear, speak and act, as the most common man.

Learn to recognize the counterfeit coins that may buy you just a moment of pleasure, But then drag you for days like a broken man behind a farting camel.

On the neck of a young man sparkles no gem so gracious as enterprise.

Your separation from God is the hardest work you will ever do.