Imam Ali on anger
Imam Ali100 quotes“A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.”
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Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.
Imam AliImam Ali Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.
Imam AliImam Ali Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
Imam AliImam Ali I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.
Imam AliImam Ali One who thinks and reflects develops his foresight and vision.
Imam AliImam Ali The word of God is the medicine of the heart.
Imam AliImam Ali 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 AliImam Ali No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance.
Imam AliImam Ali Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.
Imam AliImam Ali The worst of our faults is our interest in other people’s faults.
Imam AliImam Ali Vanity prevents improvement
Imam AliImam Ali The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.
Imam AliImam Ali There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners.
Imam AliImam Ali True friends are a single soul divided between different bodies.
Imam AliImam Ali Bear sorrows and calamities patiently, otherwise you will never be happy.
Imam AliImam Ali The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.
Imam AliImam Ali
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More on anger
Do not meddle in the affairs of wizards, for they are subtle and quick to anger.
J. R. R. TolkienJ. R. R. Tolkien Forgiveness that is insincere, forced or premature can be more psychologically damaging than authentic bitterness & rage.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg Do not follow vain desires; for verily he who prospers is preserved from lust, greed and anger.
Abu BakrAbu Bakr If we fall, we don’t need self-recrimination or blame or anger – we need a reawakening of our intention and a willingness to re-commit, to be whole-hearted once again.
Sharon SalzbergSharon Salzberg Justice demands seclusion, it permits sorrow rather than anger, and it prescribes the most careful abstention from all the nice pleasures of putting oneself in the limelight.
Hannah ArendtHannah Arendt Don’t waste your time in anger, regrets, worries, and grudges. Life is too short to be unhappy.
Roy T. BennettRoy T. Bennett No one is more arrogant toward women, more aggressive or scornful, than the man who is anxious about his virility.
Simone de BeauvoirSimone de Beauvoir An action committed in anger is an action doomed to failure.
Genghis KhanGenghis Khan
