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The Divinity of Man

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“Every single ordeal contains a favor from Allah that encompasses it.”

— Imam al-Askari (a.s.), Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 373, no. 34

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““Silence will create respect and dignity, justice and fair play will bring more friends, generosity and charity will enhance prestige and position, courtesy will draw benevolence, service of mankind will secure leadership, and good words will overcome powerful enemies.””

— -Imam Ali (AS)

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فكِد كيدَك، واسْعَ سعيَك، وناصِب جهدك، فوَاللهِ لا تمحو ذِكرَنا، ولا تُميت وحيَنا، ولا تُدرِكُ أمَدَنا

So scheme whatever you may scheme, and strive for whatever you may strive, and put forth your best efforts – but, by Allah, you will never erase our mention (the family of the Prophet), you will never be able to kill our inspiration, nor will your shame ever be washed away.

— Sayidah Zaynab’s (as) sermon in the court of Yazid, while held captive.

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“Authenticity is the capacity to know what we feel, to be in touch with our bodies (and gut feelings), and to be able to express who we are and manifest who we are in our activities and in our relationships.”

— Gabor Maté (via soulawakeningblog)

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ʿAlī b. Abū Ṭālib (رضي الله عنه)said:

“I will be patient even until my patience tires of my patience.”

Timeless seeds of Advice/Chapter 49

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jose mourinho you will always be famous

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“The treatment for a disease is more powerful than the disease itself, and if responsibility and truth are antidotes to suffering and malevolence, then that means they have a power that’s transcendant over suffering and malevolence.”

— Jordan Peterson, September Patreon Q & A

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“Make mistakes of ambition and not mistakes of sloth. Develop the strength to do bold things, not the strength to suffer.”

— Niccolo Machiavelli

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— Christy Bartlett, Flickwerk: The Aesthetics of Mended Japanese Ceramics

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“Men are born soft and supple; dead they are stiff and hard. Plants are born tender and pliant; dead, they are brittle and dry. Thus whoever is stiff and inflexible is a disciple of death. Whoever is soft and yielding is a disciple of life. The hard and stiff will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail.”

— Lao Tzu

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“Those who are good I treat as good. Those who are not good I also treat as good. In so doing I gain in goodness. Those who are of good faith I have faith in. Those who are lacking in good faith I also have faith in. In so doing I gain in good faith.”

— Lao Tzu, Tao Te Ching XLIX.