Silence is the garden of thought.
IMAM ALIIt is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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Do not take someone’s silence as his pride, perhaps he is busy fighting with his self.
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Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.
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Give much, even if you’ve been given little.
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Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.
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Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become.
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Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
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Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.
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Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.
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Be afraid of a dignified man when he is hungry and a wicked man when his belly is full.
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The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.
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A girl is a good deed and a boy is a bounty. Good deeds are rewarded while people are held accountable for bounties.
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Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.
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People’s hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.
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Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
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Know thyself, and thou shalt know God.
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Think positively, no matter how hard life is.
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The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.
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The best revenge is to improve yourself.
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Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.
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Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness.
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Fear the sins that you commit in secret, because the Witness of those sins is the Judge Himself!
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A True friend is one who sees a fault, gives you advice and who defends you in your absence.
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He lives as though death shall never come to him – but dies in a way as if he were never born.
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Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.
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Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow.
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Keep in touch with the ones who have forgotten you, and forgive who has wronged you, and do not stop praying for the best for those you love.
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