Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
IMAM ALIEveryone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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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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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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Man ruins is present while worrying about his future – – but weeps in the future by recalling his past.
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Do not use the sharpness of your speech on your mother who taught you how to speak.
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The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.
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Give much, even if you’ve been given little.
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Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price
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To fight against one’s desires is the greatest of all fights.
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Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.
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Vanity prevents improvement
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The best companion and helper is admirable morals.
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The world is darkness; knowledge is light; but knowledge without truth is a mere shadow.
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Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.
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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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The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself.
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