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The tongue OPINIONS AND THE OPINIONATED52

Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Misguided opinion corrupts the goals.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who is not obeyed has no opinion.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Correct opinion saves [one] from errors.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The opinion of an ignorant person destroys.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The opinion of an intelligent person saves.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who is opinionated [and headstrong] slips.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The opinionated one falls into error and blunder.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Hidden opinions are revealed through consultation.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
A person’s opinion is the gauge of his intelligence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The [right] opinion is [acquired] by protecting secrets.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One whose opinions are weak, his enemies become stronger.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who acts on the [correct] opinion, benefits [from it].
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Correct opinion is [derived] through careful consideration.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who is content with his [own] opinion is indeed doomed.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The opinion of a person is in accordance with his experience.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who is opinionated has endangered and imperilled [himself].
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Erroneous opinion annihilates the kingdom and heralds destruction.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who fails to apply the [correct] opinion becomes disconcerted.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Indeed the lone opinion [without any consultation] may be erroneous.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who is impressed by his [own] opinions is defeated by his enemies.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The most evil of opinions is that which goes against the laws of Islam.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
When one is opinionated, it becomes easy for his enemies to defeat him.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The validity of an opinion is [measured] by the sincerity of the adviser.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Through correct opinion (or prudence), ones judiciousness is strengthened.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The ones who possess most pertinent opinions are those who have experience.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Being opinionated will make you slip and will cause you to fall into an abyss.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Determination [and resolve] is proportionate to the strength of one’s opinion.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who admires his [own] opinion is overwhelmed (or destroyed) by incompetence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The closest of opinions to reason will be the furthest of them from vain desire.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Indeed the opinionated one has made an error [by not considering the other opinions].
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who takes the different opinions into consideration recognizes the points of error.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Do not become opinionated [and headstrong], for the one who is opinionated is destroyed.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Indeed your opinion cannot encompass everything, so leave it for the important [issues].
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The best opinion is one which neither causes opportunities to be wasted nor brings about distress.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Indeed one who thinks his opinion is sufficient [and does not seek advice] has taken a [huge] risk.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The opinion of an elderly person is more beloved to me than the fortitude [and bravery] of a youth.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The best of opinions is the furthest of them from vain desire and the closest of them to pertinence.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Correct opinion [and decision] comes with [the coming of] power and it vanishes with its disappearance.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Do not use opinion [and conjecture] in that which is neither perceived by sight nor penetrated by thought.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
The person with the best opinion is he who does not consider himself needless of the counsel of an advisor.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Churn the opinion [like] the churning of a water-skin, and the outcome will be the most pertinent of opinions.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
One who is ignorant of the different opinions is incapacitated by ruses [and is unable to decide on the correct course].
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
Restrict your opinion to that which is necessary and you will be safe; avoid entering into that which does not concern you and you will be honoured.
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim
Imam Ali (P.B.U.H):
How bad a disposition opinionatedness [and arbitrariness] is!
Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim