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Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.

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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
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
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
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 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
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
Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual.
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Existence Human Knowledge Potential Soul
A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people.
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Character Human Hurt Nature People Wisdom
It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother’s milk.
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Mother Ourselves Religion Wisdom
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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Ignorance People Religion Ugly World
Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.
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Desire Inspirational Patience Slave
Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, “men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned.”
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Change Character Deep Learning Man Mindset Money Philosophy Spiritual Wise
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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Death End Wisdom World
Whoever passes forty without his virtue overpowering his vice, let him get ready for hellfire. This advice contains enough for people of knowledge.
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Advice Enough Knowledge People Virtue Wisdom
The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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Believe Hypocrite 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

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