Alone with the Alone

Quote No. 8 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib

On Action and Courage

إذا هِبتَ أمرًا فقَع فيهِ، فإنَّ شدّةَ توقّيهِ أعظمُ ممّا تخافُ منه.

When you are afraid of something, drop yourself into it. You will find that your fear was greater than what you feared.

No. 8

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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