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Death of the body is a benefaction to the spiritual,
What damage has pure gold to dread from the shears.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
None but God hath contemplated the beauty of God.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
The moon has revealed her face, and opened her radiant wings,
Borrow a soul and eyes from some one, if you have them not.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
'Twere better that the spirit which wears not true love as a garment
Had not been; its being is but shame.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Spirit is very subtle and love is very jealous,
What room for form, if the felt is hundredfold?
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
The wine of God’s grace hath no brim,
If it appear to have a brim, ’tis the fault of the cup.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Better to arm a drunken negro than
To lavish learning on a wicked man.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Set thy whole desire on that whereof thou hast no hope,
For thou hast come thus far from original hopelessness.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Then think not lowly of thy heart, though lowly,
For holy is it and there dwells the holy,
God’s presence-chamber is the human breast,
Ah! happy spirit with such Inmate blest.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
With thee hell would he a mansion of delight
With thee a prison would be a rose garden.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Open your arms if you desire an embrace,
Break the idol of clay that you may behold the face of the fair.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
We used to be on the earth, ignorant of the earth,
Ignorant of the treasure buried within it.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
The seed of the spirit sown beneath this water and clay (the body)
Becomes not a tree until it reach Thy spring.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
One must have king-recognising eyes
To recognise the king in each disguise.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Thee to thy goal wit-sharpening will not bring,
Only the broken-hearted find the favour of the king.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
This is Love; to fly heavenward
To rend every instant a hundred veils.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
Although a fool may show you sympathy
At the end he will wound you with his folly.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
The souls of our first parents, even before their hands,
Flew away from fidelity after vain pleasure.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
’Tis blasphemy to praise Him: I proclaim
Myself extant and ‘self’ is mortal shame.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)
The sect of lovers is distinct from all others,
Lovers have a religion and a faith of their own.
Attributed A Dictionary of Oriental Quotations (1911)