When you oppose the shaykh, it's like the slave who kills himself over a quarrel with his master. 'Hey, why are you killing yourself over a quarrel?' He says, 'So my master will suffer loss.'
Shams TabriziLove is a travel. All travelers whether they want or not are changed. No one can travel into love and remain the same.
Shams TabriziBe sure that someday you'll praise and thank God for your unanswered prayers that once you had wept for them.
Shams TabriziIf the human being is a proud and honorable creature, he shouldn't forget to act that way, even if he falls, even if the whole world is against him, even if he ends as a slave.
Shams Tabrizi