My dear heart, never think you are better than others. Listen to their sorrows with compassion. If you want peace, don't harbor bad thoughts, do not gossip and don't teach what you do not know.
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LOVE is _x000D_ what gives joy _x000D_ to giving joy.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Love is the source of true happiness and fulfillment in the act of giving joy to others.
This quote by Rumi emphasizes the profound relationship between love and joy. It suggests that love enriches our lives not only through the joy we receive but more significantly through the joy we are able to give to others. In this way, love transforms the act of giving into a source of happiness, highlighting the reciprocal nature of joy in loving relationships.
Themes
LoveJoyGivingHappinessRelationships
In practice
Example use cases
This quote can be used during a wedding ceremony to emphasize the importance of love in relationships.
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Every fragile beauty, every perfect forgotten sentence, you grieve their going away, but that is not how it is. Where they come from never goes dry. It is an always flowing spring.
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Whatever you keep hidden in your heart, God _x000D_ manifests in you outwardly. Whatever the root of _x000D_ the tree feeds on in secret, affects the bough and _x000D_ the leaf.
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Come on sweetheart let's adore one another before there is no more of you and me
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