"Man's nature is made up of four elements,……" — Al-Ghazali
"Man's nature is made up of four elements, which produce in him four attributes, namely, the beastly, the brutal, the satanic, and the divine. In man there is something of the pig, the dog, the devil, and the saint."
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52 Quotes by Al-Ghazali
Al-Ghazali has 52 quotes on this site.
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Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see - Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating,…
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The way to paradise is an uphill climb whereas hell is downhill. Hence, there is a struggle to get to…
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Only that which cannot be lost in a shipwreck is yours.
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Whoever passes forty without his virtue overpowering his vice, let him get ready for hellfire. This advice contains enough for…
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It is sometimes said that we drink our religion with our mother's milk.
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Work for your terrestrial life in proportion to your location in it, and work for your afterlife in proportion to…
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Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned"
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The hypocrite looks for faults; the believer looks for excuses.
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If your busy with yourself now, you will be busy with yourself then. If you are busy with Allah now,…
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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In the intricate paths of life when difficulties and hardships confront a man, and the darkness of difficulty and suffering…
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No one who possesses snow would find any hardship in exchanging it for jewels and pearls. This world is like…
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But if nothing but soul, or in soul mind, is qualified to count, it is impossible for there to be…
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We are too much accustomed to attribute to a single cause that which is the product of several, and the…
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The One, the Good, the True, and the Beautiful, these are what we call the transcendental attributes of Being, because…
— Hans Urs von Balthasar
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When you're in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love,…
— Natalie Clifford Barney
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To think straight, it is advisable to expect all qualities and attributes, adjectives, and so on to refer to at…
— Gregory Bateson
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One's life has value so long as one attributes value to the life of others, by means of love, friendship,…
— Simone de Beauvoir
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To be perfectly just is an attribute of the divine nature; to be so to the utmost of our abilities,…
— Joseph Addison
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I think the key attributes for a good speaker are someone that's articulate and someone that puts a fair amount…
— Jo Brand
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God preordained, for his own glory and the display of His attributes of mercy and justice, a part of the…
— John Calvin
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Moping is an unattractive attribute in a man.
— Graydon Carter
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I have always thought that writers come with any variety of attributes. Some are capable and some aren't.
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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There's too much tendency to attribute to God the evils that man does of his own free will.
— Agatha Christie
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