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.
'Tis writ on Paradise's gate, Woe to the dupe that yields to fate!
Now is the time to know that all that you do is sacred.
How seek the way which leadeth to our wishes? By renouncing our wishes. The crown of excellence is renunciation.
Your life within God's arms, Your dance within God's arms, Is already Perfect!
Everyone, whether he is self-denying or self-indulgent, is seeking after the Beloved. Every place may be the shrine of love, whether it be mosque or synagogue.