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Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people.

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The mere physical man is like the ant crawling on the paper, who observes black lettering and attributes its production to the pen and nothing more.
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Black Man Wisdom
Do not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
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Heart People Praise Sad Yourself
Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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Action Fools Knowledge Philosophy Waste
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
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Mother Ourselves Religion Wisdom
Know, O beloved, that man was not created in jest or at random, but marvelously made and for some great end. Although he is not form everlasting, yet he lives for ever; and though his body is mean and earthly, yet his spirit is lofty and divine.
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Body Creation Divine Forever Greatness Live Mean Men Purpose
This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.
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Oneself Philosophy Shadow World
Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people.
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Alone Determination People Truth Wisdom
Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.
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Bird Limitation Music Song
Do not dispute with anyone in any matter as far as possible. For in argumentation lies much harm and its evil is greater than its benefit.
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Evil Greatness Harmful Lie Lying Possible Wisdom
The soul should take care of the body, just as the pilgrim on his way to Makkah takes care of his camel; but if the pilgrim spends his whole time in feeding and adorning his camel, the caravan will leave him behind, and he will perish in the desert.
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Body Care Himself Leaving Philosophy Religious Soul Spiritual Time Wisdom
Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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Appearance Inspirational Patience Sea
To completely trust in Allah is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother is totally aware of his condition and is looking after him.
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Children God Himself Mom Trust Wisdom
He who does not arrive at the Intuition of these Truths by means of Ecstasy knows only the name of Inspiration.
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Himself Inspirational Truth
The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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Appearance Corruption Religion Word
Man’s nature is made up of four elements, which produce in him four attributes, namely, the beastly, the brutal, the satanic, and the divine. In man there is something of the pig, the dog, the devil, and the saint.
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Character Divine Dog Men Nature
Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
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Deal Difficult Help Myself Oppression Soul

Whoever determines the truth from people alone will remain lost in the plains of bewilderment. Rather, know the truth, and you will know its people.

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