“The best form of asceticism is the one you hide from others.”

On Virtue and Self-Mastery

أفضلُ الزهدِ إخفاءُ الزهد.

The best form of asceticism is the one you hide from others.

No. 21

These quotes come from Alone with the Alone, a 264-page bilingual hardcover of 113 quotes from Ali Ibn Abi Talib, with footnotes and an afterword.

Quote No. 21 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib