Vain desire is the enemy of reason
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the bane of the intellects
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the bane of the intellects
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the partner of blindness
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is a hidden ailment
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Vain desire is the opposite of reason
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The bane of the intellect is vain desire
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The cause of corruption of the intellect is vain desire
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Yielding to vain desire corrupts the intellect
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Being overcome by vain desire corrupts [one’s] faith and reason
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Combat your vain desire with your intellect and you will acquire right guidance
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Many a mind has been made subservient by a commanding desire
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Nothing opposes reason like vain desire
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Opposing vain desire is a cure for the intellect
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
With vain desire there is no [reason and] intellect
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Intellect and vain desire do not go together
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The smallest vain desire can corrupt the intellect
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Bind your haste with your deliberateness, your domination with your friendliness and your evil [traits] with your good [ones]Help the intellect overcome vain desires and you will possess understanding
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He [the believer] has enlivened his intellect, killed his lust, obeyed his Lord and disobeyed his lower-self
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He who is distracted by idle sport and seeks pleasure in amusement and song, has no intelligence
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It is from the rights of the intelligent person to vanquish his vain desire before his adversary
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The closest of opinions to reason will be the furthest of them from vain desire
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The best of opinions is the furthest of them from vain desire and the closest of them to pertinence
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Combat your vain desire with your knowledge and your anger with your forbearance
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
How is the one who is overcome by [his] vain desire able to get true guidance?!
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If vain desire were to be lifted, the insincere person would despise [and feel ashamed of] his [own] action
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is controlled by his vain desire goes astray
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever opposes his vain desire has followed [the path of] knowledge
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever follows his vain desire, it blinds him, deafens him, humiliates him and misguides him
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Whoever looks with the eye of his vain desire falls into temptation and wrongdoing, and deviates and turns away from the clear open path
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Never let your vain desire relegate your knowledge
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It is forbidden upon every intellect that is shacked by (or sick with) lust to benefit from wisdom
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The departure [and loss] of intellect is between vain desire and lust
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The heart that is attached to lustful desires is unable to benefit from sincere exhortations
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Whoever overcomes his lust, his intellect becomes manifested
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
There is no reason with lust
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Lustful desire and wisdom do not go together
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
He who is overcome by anger and lust should not be counted as an intelligent person
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Conceit corrupts the intellect
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Self-admiration is contrary to reason and the bane of the intellects
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The bane of intellect is self-conceit
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The worst of all woes of the intellect is arrogance
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One who is haughty does not learn
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Argument in religion corrupts certitude
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The stubborn one has no [valid] opinion
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Stubbornness corrupts opinion
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Persistence [in sinning] is the worst of ideas
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The cause of corruption of the mind is love of this world
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The ornaments of this world corrupt weak minds
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Love of this world corrupts the intellect, preoccupies the heart from listening to [words of] wisdom and leads to a painful chastisement [in the Hereafter]
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
For love of this world, listeners turn a deaf ear to [words of] wisdom and hearts become blind to the light of insight
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One who loves something speaks about it constantly
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Aspirations blind the eyes of insight
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Increased aspirations stem from corruption of the intellect
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Anger corrupts intellects and distances one from the right (or from reward)
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The mind that is sick with anger and lust does not benefit from wisdom
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The opinionated one falls into error and blunder
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Being opinionated will make you slip and will cause you to fall into an abyss
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed the opinionated one has made an error [by not considering the other opinions]
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Indeed one who thinks his opinion is sufficient [and does not seek advice] has taken a [huge] risk
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Corruption of the intellect is [in] being deluded by deceptions
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
People are enemies of that which they are ignorant of
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
At times the intelligent person becomes blind to what is right
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who has lost his sight makes wrong judgments
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
Indeed the intelligent one who is heedless strays from the path of right guidance and the one who strives with seriousness [to find it] gets it
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
One who is negligent becomes ignorant
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One who thinks ill [of others], his innermost thoughts become evil
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
It behoves the intelligent one to protect himself from the intoxication of wealth, the intoxication of power, the intoxication of knowledge, the intoxication of praise and the intoxication of youth, for each of these have foul odours that take away intelligence and reduces dignity
Source : Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech