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Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].

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We can only learn and advance with contradictions. The faithful inside should meet the doubtful. The doubtful should meet the faithful. Human slowly advances and becomes mature when he accepts his contradictions.
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Acceptance Doubt Faith Human Learning
If you are insulted, if you are accused, if they gossip about you, don’t say anything bad. Don’t be the one who sees the shame, be the one who corrects it.
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Bad Choice Correct Oneself Right Shame Yourself
Instead of resisting to changes, surrender. Let life be with you, not against you. If you think ‘My life will be upside down’ don’t worry. How do you know down is not better than upside?
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Change Deep Life Philosophy Resistance Surrender Worry
The quest for Love changes us. There is no seeker among those who search for Love who has not matured on the way. The moment you start looking for Love, you start to change within and without.
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Change Love Moments See Start Transformation Yourself
Alms in secret extinguish the wrath of the Lord’ means you are so immersed in sincerity and in preserving that sincerity that you have no pleasure in giving alms.
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Angry Generosity God Happiness Secret Sincere
To get closer to Truth and Right, we need a beautiful and soft heart.
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Beautiful Heart Need Right Soft Truth
Nothing kills the soul that commands to evil (Nafs al Ammarra) like seeing the beauty of the heart.
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Beautiful Evil Kill Life Soul
There may be one fault in a man that conceals a thousand qualities, or one excellence that conceals a thousand faults. The little indicates much.
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Excellence Man Mistake Quality
Be grateful! It is easy to thank after obtaining what you want, thank before having what you want.
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Easy Gratitude Thankful
You can be everything in life but the important thing is to be a good person.
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Goodness Important Life Person Yourself
If the human being is a proud and honorable creature, he shouldn’t forget to act that way, even if he falls, even if the whole world is against him, even if he ends as a slave.
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Act Creature Fall Forget Himself Human Proud Slave World
The real dirt is not outside, but inside, in our hearts. We can wash all stains with water. The only one we can’t remove is the grudge and the bad intentions sticking to our hearts.
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Heart Ourselves Reality
The life we live is just a colourful and deposit toy. Some of us take it so seriously and fight and cry for it. Some of us break and throw it. Either we give extreme importance, either not enough. Better to stay far from extremes.
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Better Break Cry Fight Importance Life Live Serious Stay Toy
The words we use for the Creator are a reflect of ourselves. If we think of God as fear and shame, we are scared and have something to be ashamed of … But if we see love, compassion and kindness, it is because we possess these qualities.
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Compassionate Creation Fear God Kindness Love Ourselves Reflection Scare Shame Thinking Word
Surrendering is not a weakness. At the contrary it is strength. The surrender stops living in boiling water and starts living in a secure place.
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Live Place Security Stop Strength Surrender Water Weakness
A good man complains of no one; he does not look to faults.
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Goodness Man Mistake Oneself See

Being the companion of the folk of this world is fire. There must be an Abraham if the fire is not going to burn [you].

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