More quotes by Rumi

"Grief can be the garden of compassion. If you keep your heart open through everything, your pain can become your greatest ally in your life's search for love and wisdom."
"If you are irritated by every rub, how will your mirror be polished?"
"Soul receives from soul that knowledge, therefore not by book nor from tongue. If knowledge of mysteries come after emptiness of mind, that is illumination of heart."
"When soul risesInto lipsYou feel the kiss You have wanted"
"silence is the language of god, all else is poor translation."