The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind.
IMAM ALIVanity prevents improvement
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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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Poverty is the worst form of death.
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Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.
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The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself.
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Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
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Loving one another is half of wisdom.
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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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Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price
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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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The weakest man is the one who is able to correct his moral defects, but doesn’t take action.
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Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.
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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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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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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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A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.
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