50 Inspirational Rumi Quotes

Rumi was a 13th-century (born in Afghanistan) Persian poet, jurist, Islamic scholar and theologian. His quotes will transform your life for the better, they are based upon love, hope, inspiration, and awakening. May these Rumi Quotes open up your heart and mind to the beauty that lies within you.

1. “Let yourself be silently drawn by the strange pull of what you really love. It will not lead you astray.” Rumi

2. “Don’t you know yet? It is your light that lights the worlds.” Rumi

3. “Raise your words, not your voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.” Rumi

4. “What you seek is seeking you.” Rumi

5. “Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.” Rumi

6. “When you do things from the soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” Rumi

7. “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” Rumi

8. “Love is the bridge between you and everything.” Rumi

9. “Let the beauty of what you love be what you do.” Rumi

10. “Yesterday I was clever so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise so I am changing myself.” Rumi

11. “The garden of the world has no limits, except in your mind.” Rumi

12. “Shine like the universe is yours.” Rumi

13. “Life is a balance between holding on and letting go.” Rumi

14. “Don’t grieve. Anything you lose comes round in another form.” Rumi

15. “The wound is the place where the light enters you.” Rumi

16. “We are one. Everything in the universe is within you. Ask all from yourself.” Rumi

17. “You’ve seen my descent. Now watch my rising.” Rumi

18. “Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.” Rumi

19. “My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.” Rumi

20. “It’s your road, and yours alone, others may walk it with you, but no one can walk it for you.” Rumi

21. “You have within you more love than you could ever understand.” Rumi

22. “The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.” Rumi

23. “Why do you stay in prison when the door is so wide open.” Rumi

24. “All I have seen teaches me to trust the Creator for all I have not seen.” Rumi

25. “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life.” Rumi

26. “Wear gratitude like a cloak and it will feed every corner of your life.” Rumi

27. “The quieter you become the more you are able to hear.” Rumi

28. “The only lasting beauty is the beauty of the heart.” Rumi

29. “If light is in your heart, you will find your way home.” Rumi

30. “My soul is my guide.” Rumi

31. “This is a subtle truth. Whatever you love you are.” Rumi

32. “You have to keep breaking your heart until it opens.” Rumi

33. “Forget safety. Live where you fear to live.” Rumi

34. “Don’t be satisfied with stories. How things have gone with others. Unfold your own myth.” Rumi

35. “Inside you there’s an artist you don’t know about.” Rumi

36. “The universe is not outside of you. Look inside yourself; everything that you want, you already are.” Rumi

37. “There is a force within that gives you life. Seek that.” Rumi

38. “Close your eyes. Fall in love. Stay there.” Rumi

39. “The lamps are different, but the light is the same.” Rumi

40. “As you start to walk on the way, the way appears.” Rumi

41. “Why are you so enchanted by this world when a mine of gold lies within you?” Rumi

42. “Ignore those that make you fearful and sad.” Rumi

43. “Knock. And he’ll open the door.” Rumi

44. “The very center of your heart is where life begins – the most beautiful place on earth.” Rumi

45. “When you let go of who you are, you become who you might be.” Rumi

46. “I found myself.” Rumi

47. “When the world pushes you to your knees, you’re in the perfect position to pray.” Rumi

48. “Remember, the entrance door to the sanctuary is inside you.” Rumi

49. “Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being.” Rumi

50. “Live life as if everything is rigged in your favor.” Rumi