“The opposite of love is not hate, it's indifference. The opposite of art is not ugliness, it's indifference. The opposite of faith is not heresy, it's indifference. And the opposite of life is not death,

“Don't flounder in the preambles of the past Wounded with regrets; don't let autumnal Nostalgia blind you to the sounds and scents Of the present's Spring; you're a native of The pellucid moment, make

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“Don't flounder in the preambles of the past Wounded with regrets; don't let autumnal Nostalgia blind you to the sounds and scents Of the present's Spring; you're a native of The pellucid moment, make

“Never lose hope, my heart, miracles dwell in the invisible. If the whole world turns against you keep your eyes on the Friend.” “There is a loneliness more precious than life. There is a freedom more

“Do you know what you are? You are a manuscript oƒ a divine letter. You are a mirror reflecting a noble face. This universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you are

“Beyond the earth, beyond the farthest skies I try to find Heaven and Hell. Then I hear a solemn voice that says: "Heaven and hell are inside.” “There was a water-drop, it joined the sea, A speck

“The Moving Finger writes; and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.” “To wisely live your life, you don't

“A book of verses underneath the bough A flask of wine, a loaf of bread and thou Beside me singing in the wilderness And wilderness is paradise now.” “Realise this: one day your soul will depart from your

Shall, I, with such a little hoard to spend, Waste it to such unprofitable end? Do as you please who think another way — For me, the wine cup and a pretty friend. Strange, is it not? that of the myriads

I cannot help it — were it in my power, I would forsake my sins this very hour, Forsake the Rose, and bid the Vine good-bye, Kiss my last kiss — if it were in my power. Sweet is rose-ruddy wine in goblets

The Friend's Love sets my heart afire The Friend's Love sets my heart afire, and this fire burns my entire being. My body wasted away from the separation from the Friend, My soul wastes away! What is the

Kabāb-e Barg is a Persian style barbecued and marinated lamb, chicken or beef kabab dish. The main ingredients of Kabab-e Barg are fillets of beef tenderloin, lamb shank, and less commonly chicken, along