Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah quotes

“Whoever seeks honor [by marrying a woman] will be tested with lowliness, and whoever seeks wealth [by marrying a woman] will be tested with poverty, but whoever looks for righteousness [in a woman], then Allah would combine both honor and wealth with righteousness for him in her.”
-- Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah

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“He whose sin is due to desires, then have hope for him. And he whose sin is due to pride, then fear for him - because Nabi Adam disobeyed due to desire and was forgiven, and Iblis sinned due to pride and was cursed”
-- Sufyan ibn `Uyaynah

#Wisdom Quotes #Islamic Quotes #Pride Quotes

“Wouldn't you want to be indicted by the govenment for a high crime? It's a great thrill. It's an honor. It's a compliment. It's fun. I'm enjoying every minute of it!”

“In the film business, it's basically honor among thieves.”

“Fellow-citizens, we cannot escape history. We of this Congress and this administration, will be remembered in spite of ourselves. No personal significance, or insignificance, can spare one or another of us. The fiery trial through which we pass, will light us down, in honor or dishonor, to the latest generation.”

“Loneliness is the ultimate poverty.”

“SO the richest are often the poorest as this saying goes, "Loneliness is the ultimate poverty"”

“I would rather be rich affluent and greedy and go to hell when I die, than live in poverty on this earth.”

“You know, Saudi Arabia has a lot of poverty also. Regardless about what you hear about the viceroy and people being rich, et cetera.”

“Yes I graduated from high school. Welfare. Temporary work, please. What is my problem? I want to eat.”

“No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance”

“Quiet descended, a silence so consuming that even the drafty corridors ceased whistling. Bog wasn't certain where to look, so he solved the problem by plucking out his eyes and sticking them in a drawer.”

Source : A. Lee Martinez (2006). “Gil's All Fright Diner”, p.277, Macmillan