Top 25 Rumi Quotes For You To Ruminate On

Rumi, heavily influenced by Sufism had a deep love for humanity, and although he was born September 30, 1207, his words will forever touch our hearts and minds. Here are 25 of his most powerful quotes that you might share with your friends and family today.

Top 25 Rumi Quotes

[1] “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop.”

[2] “Out beyond the world of ideas of wrong doing and right doing, there is a field. I will meet you there.”

[3] “Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on, get drunk.”

[4] “My religion is love. Every heart is my temple.”

[5] “Set your life on fire. Seek those who fan your flames.”

[6] “Love is the whole thing. We are only pieces.”

[7] “The soul has been given its own ears to hear things the mind does not understand.”

[8]“When the world pushes you down to your knees, you are in the perfect position to pray.”

[9] “My soul is my guide.”

[10]“Let yourself become living poetry.”

[11] “You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.”

[12] “I want to sing like the birds sing, not worrying who listens or what they think.”

[13] “Know then that the body is merely a garment. Go seek the wearer, not the cloak.”

[14] “Stop acting so small. You are the entire Universe in ecstatic motion.”

[15] “I crave a love so deep the ocean would be jealous.”

[16] “Do not feel lonely. The entire Universe is inside you.”

[17] “The wound is the place where the light enters you.”

[18] “When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.”

[19] “They say there is a doorway from heart to heart, but what is the use of a door when there are no walls?”

[20] “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

[21]“With life as short as a half-taken breath, don’t plant anything but love.”

[22] “Be empty of worrying! Think who created the thought. Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open?”

[23] “Go find yourself first, so you can also find me.”

[24] “These pains you feel are messengers. Listen to them.”

[25] “I have been a seeker and I still am, but I stopped asking the books and the stars. I started listening to the teaching of my soul.”