“Those who dwell in distant dreams falter in present tasks.”

On Action and Courage

من أطالَ الأملَ أساءَ العمل.

Those who dwell in distant dreams falter in present tasks.

No. 5

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. 5 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib