Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The evil person cannot think well of anybody because he can only see people as he himself is predisposed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الشِّرِّيرُ لا يَظُنُّ بِأحَدٍ خَيرا؛ لأنّهُ لا يَراهُ إلّا بِطَبعِ نَفسِهِ.
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