Banes

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The Holy Prophet [s] said
The bane of humour is lack of shame; the bane of courage is aggression; the bane of generosity is mentioning one's favors to others; the bane of beauty is arrogance; the bane of worship is abeyance; the bane of speech is lying; the bane of knowledge is forgetfulness; the bane of wisdom is foolishness; the bane of good lineage is pride; and the bane of liberality is wastefulness.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44091; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 129 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
For everything there is a bane: the bane of knowledge is forgetfulness; the bane of worship is showing-off; the bane of the conscience is self-admiration; the bane of lineage is pride; the bane of humor is lack of shame; the bane of liberality is wastefulness; the bane of bashfulness is weakness; the bane of clemency is submissiveness; and the bane of stamina is degeneracy.
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44226; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 130 link
The Holy Prophet [s] said
The bane of religion is desire
Kanz al-`Ummal, no. 44121; Mizan ul Hikmah page No. 130 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The downfall of the upright is lack of piety
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3937; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 133 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ruin of a brave man is the loss of resolve.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3938; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of piety is lack of contentment.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3935; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 133 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The downfall of judges is greed.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3936; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 133 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The downfall of the strong man is underestimating the foe.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3939; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ruination of scholars is the love of leadership.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3930; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 132 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ruination of subjects is abandoning obedience.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3934; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 133 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of clemency is submissiveness.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3940; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of giving is procrastination.'
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3941; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of economy is parsimony.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3942; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of awe is humor.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3943; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of the quest is failure
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3944; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of sovereignty is lack of protection
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3945; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 134 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of pacts is lack of compliance
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3946; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 135 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of rule is pride
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3950; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 135 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of narration is lying
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3947; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 135 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of knowledge is not putting it into practice.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3948; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 135 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of work is abandoning sincerity.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3949; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 135 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of generosity is poverty.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3951; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 135 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ruin of ordinary people is a treacherous scholar.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3952; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 136 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of justice is a powerful oppressor.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3953]; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 136 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of civilization is the tyranny of rulers.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3954; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 136 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of power is blocking kind deeds.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3955; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 136 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of the heart is self-admiration.'
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3956; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 136 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The downfall of rulers is weak management.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3932; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 133 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of training is the triumph of [one's] habit.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3933; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 133 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The downfall of rulers is weak management.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3931; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 132 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of power is aggression and tyranny.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3972; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 138 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The fountainhead of all afflictions is infatuation with vain pleasures.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5244; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 138 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The worst affliction of the intellect is arrogance.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5752; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 138 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of hope is the arrival of death
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3959; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 137 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of loyalty is betrayal.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3960; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 137 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of resolve is the passage of opportunity.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3961; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 137 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of trust is treachery.
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3962; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 137 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ruin of the jurists is lack of piety
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3963; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 137 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The bane of liberality is squandering.'
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3964; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 137 link
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali [a] said
The ruin of livelihood is lack of prudence [in spending].
Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3965; Mizan ul Hikmah, page No. 137 link

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