“The only way to measure a lover
is by the grandeur of the beloved.
Judge a moth by the beauty of its candle.”
—Rumi, Judge a Moth by the Beauty of Its Candle, from The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks, 1995.
“The only way to measure a lover
is by the grandeur of the beloved.
Judge a moth by the beauty of its candle.”
—Rumi, Judge a Moth by the Beauty of Its Candle, from The Essential Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks, 1995.