It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.
IMAM ALIThere is no nobility with bad manners.
More Imam Ali Quotes
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The worst of our faults is our interest in other people’s faults.
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Poverty is the worst form of death.
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Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.
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The best companion and helper is admirable morals.
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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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The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.
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Stubbornness destroys good advice.
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If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.
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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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Vanity prevents improvement
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The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind.
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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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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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Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.
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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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