82 Best Rumi Quotes: Lessons on Life, Love, Success & Beauty

Rumi was a 13th-century Persian poet. The poems written by him are influential in the whole world today. His poems have been widely translated into many languages of the world and transferred into various formats. Rumi considered music, poetry, and dance as the way to reach God.

His works are widely read today in their original language in Greater Iran and in the Persian-speaking world. Translations of his works are also very popular, especially in Turkey, Azerbaijan, the United States, and South Asia. His poetry has influenced not only literature but also other literary traditions in the world.

Rumi’s works are mostly written in Persian, but he also occasionally used Turkish, Arabic, and Greek in his poetry. His Masnavi (Mathnavi) is considered one of the greatest poems in the Persian language.

Rumi has been described as “the most popular poet” and “the best-selling poet” in the United States.

In this article, we are sharing some inspiring Quotes by Rumi which will help you to know about life, love, and success. Let’s read Inspirational Rumi Quotes.

Best Inspirational Rumi Quotes

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Self Help Quotes by Rumi

1. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.” ― Rumi

2. “Don’t be satisfied with stories, how things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” ― Rumi

3. “Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” ― Rumi

4. “Let yourself be drawn by the stronger pull of that which you truly love.” ― Rumi

5. “If words come out of the heart, they will enter the heart.” ― Rumi

6. “Master your vicious ego and judgmental mind then with a clear purpose, silent and alone you can start on your journey toward Spirit.” ― Rumi

7. “Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” ― Rumi

8. “I have a thirsty fish in me that can never find enough of what it’s thirsty for!” ― Rumi

9. “Be courageous and discipline yourself.” ― Rumi

10. “Not the ones speaking the same language but the ones sharing the same feeling understand each other.” ― Rumi

11. “Don’t turn away. Keep your gaze on the bandaged place. That’s where the light enters you.” ― Rumi

12. “When you find Love, you will find yourself.” ― Rumi

13. “Raise your words, not your voice, it’s rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ― Rumi

Success Quotes by Rumi

14. “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?” ― Rumi

15. “Ignore those that make you fearful and sad, that degrade you back towards disease and death.” ― Rumi

16. “Be empty of worrying. Think of who created thought! Why do you stay in prison When the door is so wide open?” ― Rumi

17. “There is an invisible strength within us; when it recognizes two opposing objects of desire, it grows stronger.” ― Rumi

18. “Shine like the whole universe is yours.” ― Rumi

19. “Hardship may dishearten at first, but every hardship passes away. All despair is followed by hope; all darkness is followed by sunshine.” ― Rumi

Love Quotes by Rumi

20. “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

21. “Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere. They’re in each other all along.” ― Rumi

22. “Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation.” ― Rumi

23. “Words are a pretext. It is the inner bond that draws one person to another, not words.” ― Rumi

24. “Wherever you are, and whatever you do, be in love.” ― Rumi

25. “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” ― Rumi

26. “Reason is powerless in the expression of Love.” ― Rumi

27. “Love is nothing but felicity and loving-kindness, It is nothing but gladness and right guidance.” ― Rumi

28. “We are born of love; Love is our mother.” ― Rumi

29. “Everything that is made beautiful and fair and lovely is made for the eye of one who sees.” ― Rumi

30. “Love will find its way through all languages on its own.” ― Rumi

31. “The moment I first heard love I gave up my soul, my heart, and my eyes.” ― Rumi

32. “Gamble everything for love, if you’re a true human being.” ― Rumi

33. “Love comes with a knife, not some shy question, and not with fears for its reputation!” ― Rumi

34. “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.” ― Rumi

35. “Listen with ears of tolerance! See-through the eyes of compassion! Speak with the language of love” ― Rumi

36. “Love is the bridge between you and everything.” ― Rumi

37. “Your body is away from me, but there is a window open from my heart to yours.” ― Rumi

38. “If I love myself I love you. If I love you I love myself.” ― Rumi

39. “Love is an open secret, the most obvious thing in the world and the most hidden, with no why to how it keeps its mystery.” ― Rumi

40. “The way you make love is the way God will be with you.” ― Rumi

Rumi Quotes on Life

41. “Where there is ruin, there is hope for a treasure.” ― Rumi

42. “You are granite. I am an empty wine glass. You know the hat happens when we touch.” ― Rumi

43. “Travel brings power and loves back into your life.” ― Rumi

44. “Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ― Rumi

45. “The cure for pain is in the pain.” ― Rumi

46. “When you feel a peaceful joy, that’s when you are near the truth.” ― Rumi

47. “Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you.” ― Rumi

48. “There are a thousand ways to kneel and kiss the ground; there are a thousand ways to go home again.” ― Rumi

49. “Pain is a treasure, for it contains mercies.” ― Rumi

50. “Let silence take you to the core of life.” ― Rumi

51. “Give your weakness to one who helps.” ― Rumi

52. “Try something different. Surrender.” ― Rumi

53. “You are a lover of your own experience … not of me … you turn to me to feel ur own emotion.” ― Rumi

54. “When I am silent, I have thunder hidden inside.” ― Rumi

55. “Do not feel lonely, the entire universe is inside you. Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion. Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.” ― Rumi

56. “On the path of Love we are neither masters nor the owners of our lives. We are only a brush in the hand of the Master Painter.” ― Rumi

57. “The result of my life is no more than three words: I was raw, I became cooked, I was burnt.” ― Rumi

Inspirational Quotes on Beauty by Rumi

58. “Beauty surrounds us.” ― Rumi

59. “Let the beauty of what you love to be what you do.” ― Rumi

60. “Beauty surrounds us, but usually, we need to be walking in a garden to know it.” ― Rumi

61. “The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.” ― Rumi

62. “I see my beauty in you.” ― Rumi

63. “The beauty you see in me is a reflection of you.” ― Rumi

64. “The body is not hidden from the soul, nor is the soul hidden from the body, and yet the soul is not for everyone to see.” ― Rumi

65. “Beautiful days do not come to you. You must walk towards them.” ― Rumi

Motivational Quotes by Rumi

66. “Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.” ― Rumi

67. “When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ― Rumi

68. “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.” ― Rumi

69. “God breaks your heart, and keeps breaking your heart, until it stays broken.” ― Rumi

70. “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” ― Rumi

71. “Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” ― Rumi

72. “I closed my mouth and spoke to you in a hundred silent ways.” ― Rumi

73. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.” ― Rumi

74. “The lion is most handsome when looking for food.” ― Rumi

75. “Your heart is the size of an ocean. Go find yourself in its hidden depths.” ― Rumi

Rumi Poetry Quotes

76. “Poetry can be dangerous, especially beautiful poetry, because it gives the illusion of having had the experience without actually going through it.” ― Rumi

77. “Love is best when mixed with anguish. In our town, we won’t call you a Lover if you escape the pain. Look for Love in this way, welcome it to your soul, and watch your spirit fly away in ecstasy.” ― Rumi

78. “There is no salvation for the soul but to fall in Love. Only lovers can escape out of these two worlds. This was ordained in creation. Only from the heart can you reach the sky: The Rose of Glory can grow only from the heart.” ― Rumi

79. “Since Love has made ruins of my heart. The sun must come and illumine them. Such generosity has broken me with shame.” ― Rumi

80. “Love so needs to love that it will endure almost anything, even abuse, just to flicker for a moment. But the sky’s mouth is kind, its song will never hurt you, for I sing those words.” ― Rumi

81. “Be a helpful friend, and you will become a green tree with always new fruit, always deeper journeys into love.” ― Rumi

82. “I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying about who hears or what they think.” ― Rumi

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