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Wisdom Quotes by Umar
- I looked at all friends, and did not find a better friend than safeguarding the tongue. I thought about all dresses, but did not find…
- Get used to a rough life, for luxury does not last forever.
- There are four types of oceans. Passions are the ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of…
- Truth is Timeless, and returning to Truth is better than continuing in Falsehood
- Learn the Arabic language; it will sharpen your wisdom.
- The person I like most is the one who points out my defects
- By Allah, whenever I endure any adversity I gain four blessings of Allah in exchange. The first of them is, when the adversity is not…
- Do not be misled by a person's prayers and fasting. [Instead] look [at their] sincerity and wisdom.
More Wisdom Quotes
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- I keep my friends as misers do their treasure, because, of all the things granted us by wisdom, none is greater or… — Pietro Aretino
- Wisdom is knowing that if you bend, you don't have to break. Sometimes it is necessary to go with the flow of… — Frederick Lenz
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle
- Whoever travels without a guide, needs two hundred years for a two-day journey. — Rumi
- It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. — Aristotle
- The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he… — Aristotle