Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.
IMAM ALIThere is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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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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If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.
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The highest person is he who is of most use to humankind.
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Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.
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Happiness comes towards those which believe in him.
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Loving one another is half of wisdom.
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The word of God is the medicine of the heart.
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The world is darkness; knowledge is light; but knowledge without truth is a mere shadow.
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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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One who thinks and reflects develops his foresight and vision.
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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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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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Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.
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Give much, even if you’ve been given little.
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