Whoever longs for paradise forgets his desires.


Imam Ali

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Whoever digs a pit for his neighbor should dig it his own size.
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He longs for me to long for Him.
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The human mind ever longs for occupation.
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Every human longs for peace and love.
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He deserves Paradise who makes his companions laugh.
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Stretching his hand up to reach the stars, too often man forgets the flowers at his feet.
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whoever approaches his goal dances
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One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.
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Whoever envies another confesses his superiority.
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God authors desires in your heart, then fulfills His Will by enabling you to realize those desires.
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Whoever count his blessings, shall be content.
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Dare not say that man forgets sooner than woman, that his love has an earlier death.
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Hee begins to die, that quits his desires.
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He begins to die, that quits his desires.
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Mercifully one forgets one's love affairs as one forgets one's dreams.
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Whoever fails to confess his sins, condemns himself.
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Light is all a flower longs for, even when surrounded with priceless jewels.
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Authority forgets a dying king, Laid widow'd of the power in his eye That bow'd the will.
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Paradise is too perfect for humanity.
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I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who overcomes his enemies.
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The wise man sets bounds even to his innocent desires.
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Even religion cannot rescue man from his body's lustful desires.
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MAHERSHALA ALI
In my humble opinion, the ages 22 to about 27 are the most critical years of your adult life. It'...
MAHERSHALA ALI
At that moment in time when we feel like the other, we were not the person embraced, not one of the ...
MAHERSHALA ALI
I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, dep...
MAHERSHALA ALI
Now, being one who lived in the era of Obama, there are so many markers of improvement made. It'...
MAHERSHALA ALI
In thinking about it, the villains often have a little bit more range because their morality is diff...
MAHERSHALA ALI
I have had that same experience where there are several people who have come up in my life at the ri...
MAHERSHALA ALI
You want entertainment in general, every aspect of it, to be more of a reflection of the diverse wor...
MAHERSHALA ALI
I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to wh...
MAHERSHALA ALI
There was a sadness over me, a melancholy. That's always been a part of me - those are some of t...
MAHERSHALA ALI
'Moonlight' is a project that resonated with me more than anything else. I wouldn't have...
MAHERSHALA ALI
The people that I admire have a wonderful balance of self-belief and humility.
MAHERSHALA ALI
It's still amazing, but when I was growing up, Harlem was the Mecca of black culture. I was so i...
MAHERSHALA ALI
Understand that we are all co-creators of our respective destinies.
MAHERSHALA ALI
Your life, your circumstances change, and you have to continue to grow as a person, and once you hav...
MAHERSHALA ALI
To really be conscious of how long the journey is, be patient, push yourself, persevere, and always ...
MAHERSHALA ALI
Who is that person that comes around and says, 'You are OK, you are worthy, you are special?'...
MAHERSHALA ALI
Social media has colonized what was once a sacred space occupied by emptiness: the space reserved fo...
MAHERSHALA ALI
Family are the people that can hurt you the most.
MAHERSHALA ALI
I write my songs many times to chord progressions on a piano. Unfortunately, I can't keep playin...
NADIA ALI
I love music in general. It's like girls and their clothes and shoes; when you love shoes, you l...
NADIA ALI
I believe the most attractive thing about a guy is his personality and the way he views the world. I...
NADIA ALI
The advice I would give to girls from Eastern backgrounds who are interested in the arts is that it ...
NADIA ALI
I love the Middle East and have been lucky enough to visit a few of the countries like Egypt, Lebano...
NADIA ALI
As a person, I believe that I am sensitive, which helped me be the artist I am.
NADIA ALI
I love Chicago. It's one of my favorite cities, hands down.
NADIA ALI
I am definitely a spiritually centered person and that is usually one of my biggest guiding lights b...
NADIA ALI
Personal relationships are usually my biggest inspirations for writing my songs. The best way for me...
NADIA ALI
I think being an Asian woman has been more of an advantage than a disadvantage. It helps me stand ou...
NADIA ALI
Since I was a child, I always loved music that made me want to dance. As a teenager, I used to dance...
NADIA ALI
How could 30 years be the blink-of-the-eye it felt? It was the difference between black-and-white fo...
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