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This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally
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"This is love: to fly toward a secret sky, to cause a hundred veils to fall each moment. First to let go of life. Finally, to take a step without feet"

- Rumi

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This quote by Rumi talks to the power of love and its ability to take us to places we never ever believed possible. It speaks to the concept that love can take us to a secret sky, a place of appeal and mystery that we can only gain access to through love. It talks to the idea that love can trigger a hundred veils to fall each moment, allowing us to see the appeal of the world and the appeal of our own lives. It talks to the concept that we should release life in order to really experience love, and that we need to take an action without feet, trusting in love to take us to places we never believed possible. This quote talks to the power of love and its capability to take us to locations we never believed possible.

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This quote is written / told by Rumi between September 30, 1207 and December 17, 1273. He/she was a famous Poet. The author also have 5 other quotes.

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