The greatest love is a mother's, then a father's, then a tru... - Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi)

"The greatest love is a mother's, then a father's, then a true friend's. The rest are shadows."

Rumi (Jalal ad-Din Rumi) Family

Sufi Poet, Mystic Persian 1207–1273

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