“No good water comes from a muddy spring. No sweet fruit comes from a bitter seed.”
José Rizal (1861–1896) Filipino writer, ophthalmologist, polyglot and nationalist
Letter to the Young Women of Malolos
“Why use bitter soup for healing
when sweet water is everywhere?”
— Rumi
Source: The Essential Rumi (1995), Ch. 19 : Jesus Poems, p. 204
Context: Christ is the population of the world,
and every object as well. There is no room
for hypocrisy. Why use bitter soup for healing
when sweet water is everywhere?
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