Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.
IMAM ALITwo things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.
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Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it.
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Hate no one, no matter how much they’ve wronged you.
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There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.
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It is better to listen to a wise enemy than to seek counsel from a foolish friend.
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People’s hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.
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Fear only the will of God and you will have no cause to fear anyone else.
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Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.
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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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When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.
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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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No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance.
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Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him
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Contentment is a wealth that is never exhausted.
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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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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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