90 quotes found
“Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaPenitent: Someone who has been made incapable of enjoying himself.”
“Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza. Worry: Something to make you unnecessarily ill.”
“Saying of the ProphetUnderstandingSpeak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding.”
“Saying of the ProphetThe TongueA man slips with his tongue more than with his feet.”
“Saying of the ProphetThe JudgeA man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife.”
“Saying of the ProphetAngerYou ask for a piece of advice. I tell you: 'Do not get angry.' He is strong who can withhold anger.”
“Saying of the ProphetEnvyEnvy devours good deeds, as a fire devours fuel.”
“Saying of the ProphetDesireDesire not the world, and God will love you. Desire not what others have, and they will love you.”
“Three ThingsThree things cannot be retrieved:The arrow once sped from the bowThe word spoken in hasteThe missed opportunity.(Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet),”
“When Fortune knocks, open the door,' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut?”
“Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaFlattery:One of the most promising of businesses: always brisk.”
“Show me a person who really knows what 'good' is, and I will show you that he almost never uses the word.”
“TeachingOne hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.”
“Saying of the ProphetInk and BloodThe ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr.”
“Inner Knowledge -- You want to become wise in one lesson: First become a real human being.”
“There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is even worse.”
“Much travel is needed before the raw man is ripened.”
“Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family.”
“Saying of the ProphetHelping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Muslim or not.”
“Teaching:One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.Saying of the Prophet”
