When wisdom reaches the acme of perfection, it will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
Be a good man to Allah and a bad man to yourself (desires); and be one of the commoners among the people — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
The one who has no control over his desires has no control over his mind. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
Whoever desires Paradise, proceeds towards goodness; whoever fears Hell, refrains from the impulses of passions; whoever believes firmly in death, detests wordly… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
Greed takes a person to the watering place but gets him back without letting him drink. It undertakes responsibility but does not… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
You should desire for others what you desire for yourself, and hate for others what you hate for yourself. Do not oppress,… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
Allah, the Exalted, gave the angels intellect without desires, He gave the animals desires without intellect, and He gave both to the… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
Do not be misled by appearances for these are apt to be deceptive. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
The weakest man is the one who is able to correct his moral defects, but doesn't take action. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
The one from among the Muslims who recites the Qur'an but in the end finds his way to hell, is considerd to be among… — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
I was not created to be occupied by eating delicious foods like tied up cattle. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
A calamity does not descend except due to a sin and it is not lifted except with repentance. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
One who is mild rather than forceful has greater capacity for outreach. — Ali ibn Abi Talib Copy Share Image
