The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
HafezRead
The only friends who are free from cares are the goblet of wine and a book. Give me wine...that I may for a time forget the cares of the world.
Interpretation
True friends are rare, and sometimes we seek solace in wine and literature to escape our troubles.
Hafez reflects on the nature of friendship and the escape it offers from life's burdens. In this quote, he suggests that while genuine friends can provide comfort and joy, sometimes one finds solace in inanimate companions like a goblet of wine or a book, which allow for temporary oblivion from worldly cares.
In practice
This quote can be used during a toast at a gathering with friends.
The Truth has shared so much of Itself with me That I can no longer call myself A man, a woman, an angel, Or even pure Soul.
I once asked a bird, how is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness? She responded, 'love lifts me.'
The earth has disappeared beneath my feet, It fled from all my ecstasy. Now like a singing air creature I feel the rose keep opening.
For I have learned that every heart will get_x000D_ What it prays for_x000D_ Most.
Love sometimes gets tired of speaking sweetly and wants to rip to shreds all your erroneous notions of the truth that make you fight within yourself, dear one, and with others, causing the world to weep on too many fine days... The Beloved sometimes wants to do us a great favor: Hold us upside down and shake all the nonsense out.
Fear is the cheapest room in the house. I would like to see you living in better conditions.
A man's friendships are one of the best measures of his worth.
But the best, in my opinion, was the home life in the little flat--the ardent, voluble chats after the day's study; the cozy dinners and fresh, light breakfasts; the interchange of ambitions--ambitions interwoven each with the other's or else inconsiderable--the mutual help and inspiration; and--overlook my artlessness--stuffed olives and cheese sandwiches at 11 p.m.
But listen to me first and swear an oath to use all your eloquence and strength to look after me and protect me.
Friendship is the only point in human affairs concerning the benefit of which all, with one voice, agree.
I truly believed that the cost of success for us shouldn't be the cost of failure for a good friend.
A friend who cannot at a pinch remember a thing or two that never happened is as bad as one who does not know how to forget.
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