We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.
ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK
ABDULLAH IBN MUBARAK
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Abdullah ibn Mubarak13 quotes“We are a people in more need of a little character than we are in need of an abundance of knowledge.”
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Be like the roots of a tree; it keeps the tree upright and gives it life, but it itself is hidden underneath the earth and eyes cannot see it.
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Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak The beginning of knowledge is the intention, then listening, then understanding, then action, then preservation, and then spreading it.
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak How often it is that a small action becomes great by its intention. And how often it is that a great action becomes small by its intention.
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak I spent thirty years learning manners, and I spent twenty years learning knowledge.
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak If you desire the path of sincerity, develop a love for obscurity. Flee from the clatter and clinks of fame.
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak If i were to backbite against anyone, it would be about my parents for they have more right to my good deeds
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak Sins slowly suffocate the heart, and abandoning sins brings life to the heart.
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak Perhaps a great deed is belittled by an intention. And perhaps a small deed, by sincere intention, is made great
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak O man! Prepare yourself for the Hereafter, obey Allah to the extent of your need for Him and anger Him to the extent of your patience in Hell.
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak I studied adab for thirty years and I studied knowledge for twenty years.
Abdullah ibn MubarakAbdullah ibn Mubarak If you intend to speak a vain word, replace it with a tasbih.
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