Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
AL-GHAZALIDo not allow your heart to take pleasure with the praises of people, nor be saddened by their condemnation.
More Al-Ghazali Quotes
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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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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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You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.
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Never have I dealt with anything more difficult than my own soul, which sometimes helps me and sometimes opposes me.
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He who buries his head deep into a nosebag full of food cannot hope to see the invisible world.
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Half of disbelief in Allah in the world is caused by people who make religion look ugly due to their bad conduct and ignorance.
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The corruption of religions comes from turning them to mere words and appearances.
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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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No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like snow exposed to sun, which continues to melt until it disappears altogether, while the next life is like a precious stone that never passes away.
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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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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.
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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.
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