Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib
Ali ibn Abi Talib was the cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad, ruling over the Islamic caliphate from 656 to 661...
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There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.
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Stubbornness destroys good advice.
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Put aside your pride, Set down your arrogance, And remember your grave.
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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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The best revenge is to improve yourself.
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Awaken your heart to kindness and mercy for the people and love and tenderness for them. Never, never act with them like a predatory beast which seeks to be satiated by devouring them, for the people fall into two categories: they are either your brethren in faith or your kindred in creation ... Do not ever say, 'I have been given authority' or 'My command should be obeyed.' Because it corrupts the heart, consumes one's faith, and invites calamities.
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Loving one another is half of wisdom.
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Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.
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A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
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A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.
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There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness.
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The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.
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Man comes from a drop of semen and leaves as a piece of dust. He doesn't know when he came and he doesn't know when he's leaving, yet he walks on the earth thinking he knows everything.
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A person of riyaa (showing off) has three characteristics : He is lazy when alone, energetic when with others, and increases in his actions when he is praised while decreasing in them when he is criticized.