"The dark thought, the shame, the malice,..." - Quote by Rumi
The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in.
More by Rumi
“What the sayer of praise is really praising is himself, by saying implicitly, My eyes are clear." Likewise, someone who criticizes is criticizing himself, saying implicitly, "I can't see very well with my eyes so inflamed.”
“Do not sit long with a sad friend. When you go to a garden do you look at the weeds? Spend more time with the roses and jasmines.”
“The branch might seem like the fruit's origin:In fact, the branch exist because of the fruit.”
More on Acceptance
More on Self Acceptance
“I don't like it when people who are young act like they're 40. That's taking too much on. Putting up a shield and trying to act like you're so mature or whatever - I don't try to act mature. Some people might say I'm mature for my age, but it's not something I'm trying to do, you know? I'm just me.”
“We cannot live being obsessed with what other people think about us. It's impossible to live like that. Not even God managed to please the entire world.”
“We had better appear what we are, than affect to appear what we are not.”