Alone with the Alone

Quote No. 90 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib

On the World and Its Illusions

مثلُ الدنيا كمثلِ الحيّةِ، ليّنٌ مسُّها والسمُّ الناقعُ في جوفِها، يهوي إليها الغرُّ الجاهلُ، ويحذرُها ذو اللبِّ العاقل.

This world is like a serpent. Soft to the touch, but deadly poison lies within it. The naive are drawn to it, while the clear-minded are wary of it.

No. 90

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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