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"Like the great European novelists of the 19th century, Kalki was a master of striking scenes and episodes. With some of the burning patriotic fervour of a Bankim Chandra and a Hari Narayan Apte, something too of the humour of Dickens and the gift of portraiture of a Thackeray Kalki spread out his novels in impressive sequence. Very often he is compared with Dickens and Thackeray for his sense of humour and his gift of portraiture respectively."

- Kalki Krishnamurthy

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"Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride."

- Ali

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"There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science."

- Ali

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"Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person."

- Ali

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"An alert and learned man will take advice from any event."

- Ali

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"The wealth of a miser is as useless as a pebble."

- Ali

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"Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety. It is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly."

- Ali

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"There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence."

- Ali

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"When wisdom reaches the pinnacle of perfection, it will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires."

- Ali

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"The one from among the Muslims who recites the Qur'an but in the end finds his way to hell, is considerd to be among those that have taken the word of Allah in jest."

- Ali

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"Recitation of the Qur'an without contemplation and thought is futile."

- Ali

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"Allah, the Exalted, gave the angels intellect without desires, He gave the animals desires without intellect, and He gave both to the sons of Adam. So a man whose intellect prevails over his desires is better than the angels, whilst a man whose desire prevails over his intellect is worse than the animals."

- Ali

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"Submission to Allah's Will is the best companion; wisdom is the noblest heritage; theoretical and practical knowledge are the best signs of distinction; deep thinking will present the clearest picture of every problem."

- Ali

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"The mind of a wise man is the safest custody of secrets; cheerfulness is the key to friendship; patience and forbearance will conceal many defects."

- Ali

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"A conceited and self-admiring person is disliked by others; charity and alms are the best remedy for ailments and calamities; one has to account in the next world for the deeds that he has done in this world."

- Ali

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"If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him."

- Ali

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"Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and more unfortunate is the one who has gained them and then lost them (through his deeds)."

- Ali

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"When some blessings come to you, do not drive them away through thanklessness."

- Ali

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"He who is deserted by friends and relatives will often find help and sympathy from strangers."

- Ali

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"One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death."

- Ali

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"Often your utterances and expressions of your face leak out the secrets of your hidden thoughts."

- Ali

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"Hearts of people are like wild beasts. They attach themselves to those who love and train them."

- Ali

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"So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered."

- Ali

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"Only he who has the power to punish can pardon."

- Ali

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"Generosity is to help a deserving person without his request, and if you help him after his request, then it is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke."

- Ali

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"There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation."

- Ali

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"Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet."

- Ali

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"Wealth converts a strange land into homeland and poverty turns a native place into a strange land."

- Ali

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"Contentment is the capital which will never diminish."

- Ali

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"Wealth is the fountain head of passions."

- Ali

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"Whoever warns you against sins and vices is like the one who gives you good tidings."

- Ali

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"Tongue is a beast, if it is let loose, it devours."

- Ali

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"O son of Adam, when you see that your Lord, the Glorified, bestows His Favors on you while you disobey Him, you should fear Him (take warning that His Wrath may not turn those very blessings into misfortunes)."

- Ali

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"There are four causes of infidelity and loss of belief in Allah: hankering after whims, a passion to dispute every argument, deviation from truth; and dissension, because whoever hankers after whims does not incline towards truth; whoever keeps on disputing every argument on account of his ignorance, will always remain blind to truth, whoever deviates from truth because of ignorance, will always take good for evil and evil for good and he will always remain intoxicated with misguidance. And whoever makes a breach (with Allah and His Messenger) his path becomes difficult, his affairs will become complicated and his way to salvation will be uncertain. Similarly, doubt has also four aspects absurd reasoning; fear; vacillation and hesitation; and unreasonable surrender to infidelity, because one who has accustomed himself to unreasonable and absurd discussions will never see the Light of Truth and will always live in the darkness of ignorance. One who is afraid to face facts (of life, death and the life after death) will always turn away from ultimate reality, one who allows doubts and uncertainties to vacillate him will always be under the control of Satan and one who surrenders himself to infidelity accepts damnation in both the worlds."

- Ali

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"A virtuous person is better than virtue and a vicious person is worse than vice."

- Ali

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"Recommended prayers cannot attain the pleasures of Allah for you when obligatory prayers are left unattended."

- Ali

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"Value of a man depends upon his courage; his veracity depends upon his self-respect and his chastity depends upon his sense of honor."

- Ali

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"Every breath you take is a step towards death."

- Ali

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"Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings."

- Ali

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"Whenever a tradition of the Holy Prophet is related to you, scrutinize it, do not be satisfied with mere verbatim repetition of the same because there are many people who repeat the words containing knowledge but only few ponder over them and try to fully grasp the meaning they convey."

- Ali

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"Anyone who loves us Ahlul Bayt must be ready to face a life of austerity."

- Ali

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"A friend cannot be considered a friend unless he is tested on three occasions: in time of need, behind your back and after your death."

- Ali

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"There is enough light for one who wants to see."

- Ali

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"It is wiser to abstain than to repent."

- Ali

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"Obstinacy will prevent you from a correct decision."

- Ali

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"If two opposite theories are propagated one will be wrong."

- Ali

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"When truth was revealed to me I never doubted it."

- Ali

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"Death is never very far."

- Ali

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"One who forsakes truth earns eternal damnation."

- Ali

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"O son of Adam, if you have collected anything in excess of your actual need, you will act only as its trustee for someone else to use it."

- Ali

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