7 Quotes by Shams-i Tabrizi

Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn't take you into the house.

When a sincere woman begins to dance, the seven heavens, the earth, and all creatures begin to dance.

When I run after what I think I want, my days are a furnace of stress and anxiety;if I sit in my own place of patience,what I need flows to me, and without pain. From this I understand that what I want also wants me,is looking for me and attracting me.There is a great secret here for anyone who can grasp it.

We can only learn and advance with contradictions. The faithful inside should meet the doubtful. The doubtful should meet the faithful. Human slowly advances and becomes mature when he accepts his contradictions.

کرمکی بر سرگین می جنبد خواهد که این خدا را ببیند و بداند

Love is the water of life. And a lover is a soul of fire! The universe turns differently when fire loves water.

Intellect takes you to the door, but it doesn’t take you into the house.