Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.
IMAM ALIBe afraid of a dignified man when he is hungry and a wicked man when his belly is full.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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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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No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance.
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Do not feel lonely on the road of righteousness Because of the fewness of the walkers on it.
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How strange and foolish is man. He looses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth.
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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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A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death.
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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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To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
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Loving one another is half of wisdom.
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Accept the apology even if it is not sincere.
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The word of God is the medicine of the heart.
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A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
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Know thyself, and thou shalt know God.
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It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.
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Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.
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Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.
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There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science.
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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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Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.
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Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.
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The best companion and helper is admirable morals.
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The highest person is he who is of most use to humankind.
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The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.
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He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
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I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.
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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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