Source, in full
The Tao of Dad: The Wisdom of Fathers Near and Far (2006) p. 62. Compare: Thomas Browne, Religio Medici (1643) pt. 1, sect. 15: "We carry within us the wonders we seek without us: there is all Africa and her prodigies in us."
More quotes by Rumi
Come, seek, for search is the foundation of fortune:
Every success depends upon focusing the heart.
The lion who breaks the enemy's ranks is a minor hero compared to the lion who overcomes himself.
The branch might seem like the fruit's origin:
In fact, the branch exists because of the fruit.
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