Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn’t believe it.
IMAM ALIHow strange and foolish is man. He looses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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Do not raise your children the way your parents raised you; they were born for a different time.
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He who understands humanity seeks solitude.
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The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.
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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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Vanity prevents improvement
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There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.
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Don’t engage your heart in grief over the past or you wont be ready for what is coming.
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The world is darkness; knowledge is light; but knowledge without truth is a mere shadow.
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People are of two types, they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity.
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The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.
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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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Where there is haste, there must be mistake.
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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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It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.
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Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.
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