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About Rumi
1207 – 1273
13th-century Persian poet, Islamic scholar, and Sufi mystic. His poetry, filled with themes of love, loss, and spiritual longing, continues to be widely read across cultures.
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“Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing, there is a field. I'll meet you there.”
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“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”
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“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
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“You are never too old to set another goal or to dream a new dream.”
“The biggest adventure you can take is to live the life of your dreams.”
“Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.”
“We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars.”
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“The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do.”