That which God said

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 Artwork Copyright Ann Baranowski 2011

That which God said to the rose,
and caused it to laugh in full-blown beauty,
He said to my heart,
and made it a hundred times more beautiful.

• III, 4129

Mawlana Jalal-al-Din Rumi

Jewels of Remembrance : A Daybook of Spiritual Guidance: Containing 365 Selections from the Wisdom of Rumi (1996

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