Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.
IMAM ALIGreed is permanent slavery.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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Hate no one, no matter how much they’ve wronged you.
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There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners.
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Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become.
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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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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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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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Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.
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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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Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.
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Silence is the best reply to a fool.
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Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.
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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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Greed is permanent slavery.
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Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.
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Give much, even if you’ve been given little.
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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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How many lessons there are and how little they are taken.
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Patience to faith is like the head to the body. The person who has no patience has not faith.
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The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.
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Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.
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The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.
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Accept the apology even if it is not sincere.
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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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Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.
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The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself.
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