Ibn Hazm Quotes
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We should think of those who were famous for their good deeds or their bad deeds; did their fame raise them one single degree in…
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Truthfulness is composed of justice and courage.
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If you are proud of your descent from virtuous ancestors, how empty their virtue will leave your hands if you yourself are not virtuous. How…
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Anyone who rises above the things of this world, to which you kneel, is mightier than you.
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If there is someone in need whom you wish to help, whether the initiative came from him or from you, do no more than he…
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Two kinds of people live a life without care: one kind are extremely worthy of praise, the other kind are extremely worthy of criticism. The…
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Knowledge no longer exists if one has ignored the attributes of the Almighty Great Creator.
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The wise man knows the only fitting price for his soul is a place in Paradise.
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Do not use your energy except for a cause more noble than yourself. Such a cause cannot be found except in Almighty God Himself: to…
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There are two things that if you do them you will attain the good of this world and the hereafter; [They are] that you bear…
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When you compare yourself with others in matters of wealth, position, and health, you should look at people less favoured than yourself. When you compare…
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Anyone who criticizes you cares about your friendship. Anyone who makes light of your faults cares nothing about you.
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Of Love--may God exalt you! -the first part is jesting, and the last part is right earnestness. So majestic are its diverse aspects, they are…
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One hour of neglect can undo a year of pious effort.
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Glad-tidings to he who knows his own faults more than other people know it.
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No one is moved to act, or resolves to speak a single word, who does not hope by means of this action or word to…
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