sayingSelf-DisciplineSaying 458
“Whoever maintains his own respect in view, his desires appear light to him.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: whoever maintains his own respect in view, his desires appear light to him.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Identify one desire today and refuse it for Allah's sake.
SOURCE
Saying 458 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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