The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind.
IMAM ALIHe who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
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Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.
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A girl is a good deed and a boy is a bounty. Good deeds are rewarded while people are held accountable for bounties.
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Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.
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To fight against one’s desires is the greatest of all fights.
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A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death.
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Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
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There is no nobility with bad manners.
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I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.
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Poverty is the worst form of death.
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There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.
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Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.
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The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.
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True friends are a single soul divided between different bodies.
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The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.
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How many lessons there are and how little they are taken.
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