Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
IMAM ALIDo not use the sharpness of your speech on your mother who taught you how to speak.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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A hopeless man sees difficulties in every chance, but a hopeful person sees chances in every difficulty.
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There is no nobility with bad manners.
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Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.
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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 best revenge is to improve yourself.
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Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.
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There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.
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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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Patience to faith is like the head to the body. The person who has no patience has not faith.
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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 be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
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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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There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science.
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Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.
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To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
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Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful.
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The highest person is he who is of most use to humankind.
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Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.
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A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
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The best companion and helper is admirable morals.
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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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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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Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.
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Greed is permanent slavery.
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Many a spoken word is more piercing than an attack.
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Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.
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