Appears in Rewards of Passion (Sheer Poetry) (1981), "The Beauty"

Also attributed to Rumi (persian mystic and poet).
Rewards of Passion (Sheer Poetry) (1981)

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

Rumi

“Observe the wonders as they occur around you.
Don't claim them. Feel the artistry
moving through, and be silent.”

Rumi

Disputed, The Essential Rumi (1995)

“Gratitude is the wine for the soul. Go on. Get drunk.”

Rumi

https://twitter.com/wise_chimp/status/1488946174321205253?s=21

“Silence
is an ocean. Speech is a river.”

Rumi

"The Three Fish" Ch. 18 : The Three Fish, p. 196 Variant translations or adaptations: Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation. As quoted in Teachers of Wisdom (2010) by Igor Kononenko, p. 134 Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river. Silence is the language of God, all else is poor translation. As quoted in "Rumi’s wisdom" (2 October 2015) http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2015/10/02/character-of-the-week-rumi/, by Paulo Coelho The Essential Rumi (1995) Context: Silence is an ocean. Speech is a river.When the ocean is searching for you, don't walk into the language-river. Listen to the ocean, and bring your talky business to an end Traditional words are just babbling in that presence, and babbling is a substitute for sight.

“I always thought that
I was me — but no,
I was you
and never knew it.”

Rumi

Hush Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

“Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the World. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

Rumi

https://twitter.com/wise_chimp/status/1488946174321205253?s=21

“Love rests on no foundation.
It is an endless ocean,
with no beginning or end.”

Rumi

Hush Don't Say Anything to God (1999)

“What is the body? That shadow of a shadow
of your love, that somehow contains
the entire universe.”

Rumi

"Where are we?" in Ch. 2 : Bewilderment
Disputed, The Essential Rumi (1995)