لا تطلب معيشةً بمذلّةٍ، واضرب بنفسِكَ عنِ الدني.
Never seek a livelihood through humiliation. Hold yourself above ignoble pursuits.
لا تطلب معيشةً بمذلّةٍ، واضرب بنفسِكَ عنِ الدني.
Never seek a livelihood through humiliation. Hold yourself above ignoble pursuits.
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.
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