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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.

Al-Ghazali

People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for reckoning the number of idle words they speak.
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Nature Prayer Religious Wisdom Word
Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
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Desire Inspirational Patience Slave
Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.
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Destiny Divine Heart Light Reflection Secret Wisdom Yourself
The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.
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Death Deep Happiness One Liner Philosophy River
If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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Deep Life Preparation Spiritual Yourself
He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
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Fasting Himself Hope See World
Do not fix hopes on your health, and do not laugh away life. Remember how they walked and now all their joints lie separately, and the tongue with which they talked lightly is eaten away by the worms.
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Eat Hope Laughter Life Lying Walk Wisdom Yourself
The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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Appearance Corruption Religion Word
If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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End Inspirational Wisdom
Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and once gone, can never be retrieved.
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Breathe Philosophy Worth Yourself
Remember it is the heart and not the body, which strives to draw near to God. By heart I do not mean the flesh perceived by the senses, but that secret thing which is sometimes expressed by spirit, and sometimes by soul.
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Expression Heart Mean Remember Secret Soul Spirit
To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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Hate Love Patience Yourself
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
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Mother Ourselves Religion Wisdom
If the world had two gods, it would surely go to ruin-this is the first premise. Now it is known that it has not gone to ruin-this is the second premise. From these premises the conclusion must of necessity follow, that is, the denial of two gods.
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God Ruin World
In God, there is no sorrow or suffering or affliction. If you want to be free of all affliction and suffering, hold fast to God, and turn wholly to Him, and to no one else. Indeed, all your suffering comes from this: that you do not turn toward God and no one else.
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Freedom God Himself Sorrow Suffering
Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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