Quotes by Wisdom If you do not think well of Him because His qualities are beautiful then think well of Him because of the way He treats you. Ibn Ata Allah islamicwisdombeautiful The heart becomes sick, as the body becomes sick, and its remedy is al-Tawbah (repentance) and protection [from transgression]. It becomes rusty as a mirror becomes rusty, and its clarity is obtained by remembrance. It becomes naked as the body becomes naked, and its beautification is al-Taqwa. It becomes hungry and thirsty as the body becomes hungry, and its food and drink are knowledge, love, dependence, repentance and servitude. Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya islamicwisdomheart There is no joy for someone who has no sorrow. Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya islamictiredwisdom Repel the thought, for if you don't, it becomes an idea. So repel the idea, for if you don't it will become a desire. So fight against that(desire), for if you don't, it will become a determination and a passion. And if you don't repel that, it will become an action. And if you don't replace it with its opposite, it will become a constant habit. So at that point, it will be difficult for you to change it. Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya islamicdeterminationwisdom It may well be that you are in a bad state, but to keep company with someone worse than you would allow to see good in yourself. Ibn Ata Allah islamicwisdommay What can my enemies do to me? Ibn Taymiyyah wisdomreligiousspiritual As for the people of Tasawwuf, they affirm the love of Allah, and this is more evident among them than all other issues....the affirmation of the love of Allah is well-known in the speech of their [old] and recent masters, just as it is affirmed in the Holy Qur'an and the Sunnah and in agreement of the ways of the early generation (Salaf) Ibn Taymiyyah islamicissueswisdom Among the principles of the Ahlus Sunnah wal Jama'ah lie the attitude of peace and purity of their heart and tongue towards the Sahaba(Companions) of the Prophet (saw). Ibn Taymiyyah wisdomattitudelying Whoever desires to purify his heart, then let him prefer Allah to his desires Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya wisdomreligiousgod I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge. Igor Stravinsky wisdominspirationallife Every drop of sweat and every breath we take in life, if not taken for the sake of Allah, will lead to regret and sorrow on the Day of Judgment Ibn Qayyim Al-Jawziyya wisdomgodlife When we consider what, to use the words of the catechism, is the chief end of man, and what are the true necessaries and means of life, it appears as if men had deliberately chosen the common mode of living because they preferred it to any other. Yet they honestly think there is no choice left. Henry David Thoreau wisdommenmean Anger is a short madness. Horace madnessangerwisdom If I devote myself to other pursuits and contemplations, I must first see, at least, that I do not pursue them sitting upon another man's shoulders. I must get off him first, that he may pursue his contemplations too. Henry David Thoreau wisdommenlife Maturity is having the courage to use one's own intelligence! Immanuel Kant maturitywisdomuse He has great tranquility of heart who cares neither for the praises nor the fault-finding of men. Honore de Balzac wisdominspirationalpeace Force without reason falls of its own weight. Horace wisdominspirationalfall No man can know God unless God has taught him; that is to say, that without God, God cannot be known. Irenaeus of Lyons wisdommenknowledge Once sent out, a word takes wings beyond recall. Horace wisdomwiseclever The saddest aspect of life right now is that science gathers knowledge faster than society gathers wisdom. Isaac Asimov wisdomwiselife«8384858687888990919293»
