He lives as though death shall never come to him – but dies in a way as if he were never born.
IMAM ALIHow strange and foolish is man. He looses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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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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To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
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Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn’t believe it.
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Man ruins is present while worrying about his future – – but weeps in the future by recalling his past.
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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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Do not take someone’s silence as his pride, perhaps he is busy fighting with his self.
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He 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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How strange and foolish is man. He looses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth.
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The worst of our faults is our interest in other people’s faults.
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Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.
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Where there is haste, there must be mistake.
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The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.
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Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become.
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Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
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Be afraid of a dignified man when he is hungry and a wicked man when his belly is full.
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