Rumi Quote: There cannot be self-restraint in the absence...

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There cannot be self-restraint in the absence of desire: when there is no adversary, what avails thy courage? Hark, do not castrate thyself, do not become a monk: chastity depends on the existence of lust.

- Rumi

Rumi Quotes

If someone doesn’t appreciate your presence, make them appreciate your absence.

Topic(s): Inspirational , Appreciate , Absence , Appreciated , Your Presence , My Self Worth , Appreciate Me , Absence Makes The Heart Grow Fonder , Not Appreciated More...

Religion is like a blind man looking in a black room for a black cat that isn’t there, and finding it.

Topic(s): Men , Inspirational , Funny , Religion , Findings , Cat , Blind , Absence , Blind Man , Blind Faith , Funny Religious More...

My solitude doesn’t depend on the presence or absence of people; on the contrary, I hate who steals my solitude without, in exchange, offering me true company.

Topic(s): People , Life , Hate , Company , Depends , I Hate , Solitude , Absence , Stealing , Contrary , Offering , Being Alone , Loneliness And Solitude , Seclusion More...

In the absence of any other proof, the thumb alone would convince me of God’s existence.

Topic(s): Existence , God , Absence , Proof , Convince , Thumbs , Proof That God Exists More...

Of course I’ll hurt you. Of course you’ll hurt me. Of course we will hurt each other. But this is the very condition of existence. To become spring, means accepting the risk of winter. To become presence, means accepting the risk of absence.