Quote #186
Conceit is a barrier to progress and improvement.
More from Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Do not blame a man who delays in securing what are his just rights but blame lies on him who grasps the rights which do not belong to him.
- Death is near and our mutual company is short.
- One should not obey anyone against the commands of God.
- There is enough light for one who wants to see.
- One, who serves a person from whom he gets no reci- procal performance of duties, in fact, worships him.
- It is wiser to abstain then to repent.
- Poverty is the worst form of death.
- Often inordinate desire to secure a single gain acts as a hindrance for the quest of many profitable pursuits.