hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, One who neither despairs over the past nor becomes overjoyed with the future has taken asceticism from both its sides.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَنْ لَمْ يَأْسَ عَلَى الماضي وَلَمْ يَفْرَحْ بِالآتي فَقَدْ أخَذَ الزُّهْدَ بِطَرَفَيْهِ
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