The happiness of the drop is to die in the river.

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Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.

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A man of bad character punishes his own soul.

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Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.

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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.

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Offen love between two people intensifies not because of beauty or some advantage, but because of sheer spiritual affinity.

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Remember your contemporaries who have passed away and were your age. Remember the honors and fame they earned, the high posts they held, and the beautiful bodies they possessed. Today all of them are turned to dust. They have left orphans and widows behind them, their wealth is being wasted, and their houses turned into ruins. No sign of them is left today, and they lie in dark holes underneath the earth. Picture their faces before your mind's eye and ponder.

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You must convince your heart that whatever Allah has decreed is most appropriate and most beneficial for you.

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To get what you love, you must first be patient with what you hate.

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Does money upset the hearts of learned men? He answered, "men whose hearts are changed by money are not learned

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