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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.

Al-Ghazali

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
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
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
The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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Believe Hypocrite Wisdom
Those who look for seashells will find seashells; those who open them will find pearls.
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Appearance Inspirational Patience Sea
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
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
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
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
Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see – Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and Slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.
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Character Cheat Enemy Lying Religious See Yourself
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 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
Love for God is the farthest reach of all stations, the sun of the highest degrees, and there is no station after that of love, except its fruit and its consequences.
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Exception God Love Result Sun
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
If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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End Inspirational Wisdom
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

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