Humorous Sayings
264 sayings found from the Medieval era
Go to the temple and worship the idol? But the idol is made of stone. How can it speak to you?
The seed is in the plant, and the plant is in the seed.
When you are born, you cry. When you die, the world cries.
The water in the pitcher is not different from the water in the ocean.
Don't go to the garden of flowers! O friend! Go not there! In your body is the garden of flowers.
The breath of all life is the Lord.
I am looking for the one who is looking for me.
The bird sings because it has a song.
If you don't know the way, how will you find the destination?
The lotus blooms in the mud, but it is not of the mud.
The path to God is not in going to Mecca or Varanasi, but in looking within.
The fool searches for God in temples and mosques, but the wise man finds Him in his own heart.
If you want to know the secret, learn to see with your heart, not with your eyes.
The lamp is in the house, but the blind man cannot see it.
The wind blows, and the dust rises. But the dust cannot touch the wind.
The world is a dream, and the dream is real.
The moon is in the sky, but its light is on the earth.
Midway upon the journey of our life I found myself within a forest dark, For the straightforward pathway had been lost.
Consider your origin: you were not made to live like brutes, but to follow virtue and knowledge.
Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.