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Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder.


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Whenever you are alone, remind yourself that God has sent everyone else away so that there is only you and Him.


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Find the sweetness in your own heart, then you may find the sweetness in every heart.



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Raise your words, not voice. It is rain that grows flowers, not thunder.



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When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray.



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This page presents the quote "Be a lamp, or a lifeboat, or a ladder.". Author of this quote is Rumi. This quote is about lamps, ladders, lifeboats,.