"Keep on knocking 'til the joy inside..." - Quote by Rumi
Keep on knocking 'til the joy inside opens a window look to see who's there
More by Rumi
“Every door is another passage, another boundary we have to go beyond.”
“Are you jealous of the ocean’s generosity? Why would you refuse to give this joy to anyone? Fish don’t hold the sacred liquid in cups! They swim the huge fluid freedom.”
“Innumerable changes of moods are yours, and they are uncontrolled by you. If you knew their origin, you would be able to dominate them. If you cannot localize your own changes, how can you localize that which formed you?”
More on Perseverance
“I don't think of myself as a poor deprived ghetto girl who made good. I think of myself as somebody who from an early age knew I was responsible for myself, and I had to make good.”
“Character - in things great and small - is indicated when a man (or person) pursues with sustained follow-through what he feels himself capable of doing.”
“Many of life's failures are people who did not realize how close they were to success when they gave up.”
More on Joy
“I was happy over little things: mango sorbet, and running, and the way my feet felt touching the ground when I ran.”
“Happiness is a gift and the trick is not to expect it, but to delight in it when it comes.”
“The deeper that sorrow carves into your being, the more joy you can contain... When you are joyous look deep into your heart and you will find that it is only that which has given you sorrow that is giving you joy.”