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Rumi Quotes on Life

Jalal al-Din Muhammad Rumi was a thirteenth-century Persian poet, jurist, and Sufi mystic, born in what is now Afghanistan and settling at Konya in Anatolia. This page collects quotes attributed to Rumi on the topic of life, drawn from across the philosopher's works.

Quotes

  • Attributed to Rumi:

    “What you seek is seeking you.”

  • Attributed to Rumi:

    “The wound is the place where the Light enters you.”

  • Attributed to Rumi:

    “Don't grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.”

  • Attributed to Rumi:

    “Try not to resist the changes that come your way. Instead, let life live through you.”