قُرِنَتِ الهيبةُ بالخيبةِ، والحياءُ بالحرمانِ، فانتهِزوا فُرصَ الخيرِ فإنّها تمرُّ مرَّ السحاب.
The consequence of fear is disappointment, and of bashfulness, deprivation. Opportunities for doing good pass like a cloud, so make use of them.
قُرِنَتِ الهيبةُ بالخيبةِ، والحياءُ بالحرمانِ، فانتهِزوا فُرصَ الخيرِ فإنّها تمرُّ مرَّ السحاب.
The consequence of fear is disappointment, and of bashfulness, deprivation. Opportunities for doing good pass like a cloud, so make use of them.
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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