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Yunus Emre Quotes

Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow.

Whatever separates you from the Truth, throw it away, it will vanish anyhow.

Yunus Emre
Truth
Yunus Emre (1989). “The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre”, Shambhala Publications

My heart is the throne of the Beloved, the Beloved the heart's destiny: Whoever breaks another's heart will find no homecoming in this world or any other.

Yunus Emre
Heartbreak, Betrayal, Destiny

Come let us be friends for once. Let us make life easy on us. Let us be loved ones and lovers. The earth shall be left to no one.

Yunus Emre
Earth, Lovers, Easy
Yunus Emre, “God Permeates The Whole Wide World”

I am the drop that contains the ocean

Yunus Emre
Ocean
Yunus Emre (1989). “The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre”, Shambhala Publications

I tried to make sense of the Four Books, until love arrived, and it all became a single syllable.

Yunus Emre
Book, Four, Make Sense
Yunus Emre (1989). “The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre”, Shambhala Publications

A heart makes a good home for the friend.

Yunus Emre
Home, Heart, New Home
Yunus Emre (1989). “The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre”, Shambhala Publications

Too many words are lit for a beast of burden.

Yunus Emre
Speech, Beast, Burden

To love the world is to be afflicted.

Yunus Emre
World
Yunus Emre (1989). “The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre”, Shambhala Publications

If I told you about a land of love...would you swallow it as a remedy?

Yunus Emre
Land, Remedy, Ifs
Yunus Emre, “If I Told You About A Land Of Love”

Thought is an errand boy, fear a mine of worries.

Yunus Emre
Boys, Worry, Errands
Yunus Emre (1989). “The Drop that Became the Sea: Lyric Poems of Yunus Emre”, Shambhala Publications

The earth shall be left to no one.

Yunus Emre
Earth, Left
Yunus Emre, “God Permeates The Whole Wide World”

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