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Imam Ali

The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind.
IMAM ALI

Control Desire Inspirational Mind
Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.
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Body Ego Intellect Knowledge Love Pure Soul Tears Water
Poverty is the worst form of death.
IMAM ALI

Death Form One Liner Poverty
Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.
IMAM ALI

Consideration Error Faith Intellect Lack Lead
The most helpless person is the one who is helpless in reforming himself.
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Helpless Himself Person
Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.
IMAM ALI

Deep Done Goodness Hide
Loving one another is half of wisdom.
IMAM ALI

Each Other Love One Liner Wisdom
Patience to faith is like the head to the body. The person who has no patience has not faith.
IMAM ALI

Body Faith Patience Person
Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price
IMAM ALI

Equality Paradise Precious Price Soul
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.
IMAM ALI

Consideration Death Friendship Need Occasion Test Time
The weakest man is the one who is able to correct his moral defects, but doesn’t take action.
IMAM ALI

Action Correction Defeat Man Moral Weak
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.
IMAM ALI

Heart Listen Man See Understand
Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.
IMAM ALI

Easy Lose Safety Secure Silence Speak
Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn’t believe it.
IMAM ALI

Believe Explanation Relationship Yourself
He lives as though death shall never come to him – but dies in a way as if he were never born.
IMAM ALI

Born Death Deep Die Live
A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.
IMAM ALI

Anger Moments Patience Prevent Regret

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