من أبطأَ بهِ عملُهُ لم يُسرِع بهِ نسبُه.
Whoever’s deeds cast them to the back, their lineage will never bring them to the fore.
من أبطأَ بهِ عملُهُ لم يُسرِع بهِ نسبُه.
Whoever’s deeds cast them to the back, their lineage will never bring them to the fore.
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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