Yunus Emre Quotes

• 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

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• 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

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• 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

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• 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”

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• 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

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• 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

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• Too many words are lit for a beast of burden.

  Yunus Emre

  Speech, Beast, Burden

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• 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

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• 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”

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• The earth shall be left to no one.

  Yunus Emre

  Earth, Left

  Yunus Emre, “God Permeates The Whole Wide World”

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• 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

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