Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
IMAM ALIAlways consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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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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A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
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Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become.
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He who understands humanity seeks solitude.
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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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The highest person is he who is of most use to humankind.
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Fear the sins that you commit in secret, because the Witness of those sins is the Judge Himself!
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The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.
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True friends are a single soul divided between different bodies.
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The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.
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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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Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.
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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.
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Silence is the best reply to a fool.
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People are of two types, they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity.
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