"Had there not been five bad qualities, all the people would have been righteous. Contentment with ignorance; love for worldly life; miserliness inspite of much wealth; ostentation in (good) deeds; and pride in their own intelligence."

-- Ali ibn Abi Talib

#Wisdom Quotes #Islamic Quotes #Ignorance Quotes

“The trouble with all of us is we are where we shouldn't be.”

Source : Michael Ondaatje (2011). “The English Patient”, p.129, A&C Black
“The autobiographical self has prompted extended memory, reasoning, imagination, creativity and language. And out of that came the instruments of culture - religions, justice, trade, the arts, science, technology.”
“The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.”
“I haven't written anything in four years. I'm sort of dried up.”
“I really do believe in the influence of your surroundings.”
“Never depend on those luck moments â€“ they are gifts â€“ but instead always build your own back-up plan.”
“To have world peace, we all have to have a healthy understanding of what is necessary to bring World Peace. It's not something that will be dropped on our laps. We have to work for it. Until we get World Peace, I think my strongest passion stays in the effort to get it.”
“I have no clan, nor any rank. I am unique.”

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