Sayings · Desire for opposites hinders success

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

۴۰۳. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ أَوْمَأَ إِلَى مُتَفَاوِتٍ خَذَلَتْهُ الْحِيَلُ.

Original English translation

403. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever hankers after contraries gets no means of success.

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