Truth Quote by Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

““I was dead, then alive.”

“This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected visitor...Welcome and entertain them all. Treat each guest honorably. The dark thought, the shame, the malice, meet them at the door laughing, and invite them in. Be grateful for whoever comes, because each has been sent as a guide from beyond.”

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

“There came one and knocked at the door of the Beloved.”

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“If in thirst you drink water from a cup, you see God in it. Those who are not in love with God will see only their own faces in it.”

“Comfort is no test of truth. Truth is often far from being comfortable.”

“The thing about lying to your parents is, you have to do it to protect them.”

“Power is not revealed by striking hard or often, but by striking true.”

“Hate is a fine antidote for fear.”

“Researching this book has been a voyage of discovery and it is a privilege to present an unexpurgated medical biography of the most consequential American of the twentieth century.”

“My father once told me that respect for truth comes close to being the basis for all morality. 'Something cannot emerge from nothing,' he said. This is profound thinking if you understand how unstable 'the truth' can be.”