Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.
IMAM ALIDo not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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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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Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
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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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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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Nothing hurts a good soul and kind heart more than to live amongst people who can’t understand it.
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Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.
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A man’s worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.
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Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.
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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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Do not feel lonely on the road of righteousness Because of the fewness of the walkers on it.
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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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Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.
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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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The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself.
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