Ali quotes - page 3

One who imagines himself to be all-knowing will surely suffer on account of his ignorance. (Ali)
A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humility. View quote
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Silence will create respect and dignity; justice and fairplay will bring more friends; benevolence and charity will enhance prestige and position; courtesy will draw benevolence; service of mankind will secure leadership and good words will overcome powerful enemies. View quote
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It is wiser to abstain than to repent. View quote
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One who comes into power often oppresses. View quote
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One of the conveniences in life is to have less children. View quote
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So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered. View quote
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Value of a man depends upon his courage; his veracity depends upon his self-respect and his chastity depends upon his sense of honor. View quote
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Aid (from Allah) is in proportion to the trouble. View quote
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Avarice dulls the faculties of judgment and wisdom. View quote
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Wealth converts a strange land into homeland and poverty turns a native place into a strange land. (Ali)
Oppression and tyranny are the worse companions for the Hereafter. View quote
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Do not feel ashamed to forgive and forget. View quote
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Adversities often bring good qualities to the front. View quote
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Not to have a thing is less humiliating than to beg it. View quote
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Recommended prayers cannot attain the pleasures of Allah for you when obligatory prayers are left unattended. View quote
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Whoever warns you against sins and vices is like the one who gives you good tidings. View quote
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Do not hurry over punishments and do not be pleased and do not be proud of your power to punish. View quote
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Anger and desire of vengeance are not going to be of much help to you in your administration. View quote
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O son of Adam, if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need, you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it. View quote
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The first fruit of forbearance is that people will sympathize with you and they will go against the man who offended you arrogantly. (Ali)
Remember that this world which you covet so ardently and attempt to acquire so earnestly, and which sometimes annoys you and sometimes pleases you so much, is neither your home nor a permanent destination. You have not been created for it, nor invited to it as your resting-place. It shall neither remain with you for ever, nor will you remain in it eternally. If it has enticed you away with its charrns, it has also warned and cautioned you of real dangers lurking in its folds. Take account of the warnings it has given you and do not be seduced or deceived by its allurements. Let these warnings frighten you from being too greedy to possess it. Try to advance towards the place where you are invited for eternal bliss and turn your face away from the vicious world. View quote
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One who takes account of his shortcomings will always gain by it; one who is unmindful of them will always suffer. One who is afraid of the Day of Judgment, is safe from the Wrath of Allah. One who takes lessons from the events of life, gets vision, one who acquires vision becomes wise and one who attains wisdom achieves knowledge. View quote
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When truth was revealed to me I never doubted it. View quote
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Anyone who loves us Ahlul Bayt must be ready to face a life of austerity. View quote
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