To fight against one’s desires is the greatest of all fights.
IMAM ALIAccept the apology even if it is not sincere.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.
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It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.
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Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
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Keep in touch with the ones who have forgotten you, and forgive who has wronged you, and do not stop praying for the best for those you love.
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The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.
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He lives as though death shall never come to him – but dies in a way as if he were never born.
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Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.
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Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.
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He who understands humanity seeks solitude.
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True friends are a single soul divided between different bodies.
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Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.
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A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.
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Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.
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The weakest man is the one who is able to correct his moral defects, but doesn’t take action.
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There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners.
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Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him
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Hate no one, no matter how much they’ve wronged you.
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Patience to faith is like the head to the body. The person who has no patience has not faith.
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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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The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others.
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When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.
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There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.
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Nothing hurts a good soul and kind heart more than to live amongst people who can’t understand it.
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Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow.
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Do not feel lonely on the road of righteousness Because of the fewness of the walkers on it.
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Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become.
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