Alone with the Alone

Quote No. 98 from Ali Ibn Abi Talib

On Bonds and Relationships

أحبِب حبيبَكَ هونًا ما، عسى أن يكونَ بغيضَكَ يومًا ما، وأبغِض بغيضَكَ هونًا ما، عسى أن يكونَ حبيبَكَ يومًا ما.

Love the one you love with some restraint; they might one day become someone you dislike. And dislike the one you dislike with some restraint; they might one day become someone you love.

No. 98

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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