“The weak are dominated by their ego, the wise dominate their ego, and the intelligent are in a constant struggle against their ego”
Shaykh Hamza Yusuf https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/158902.Hamza_Yusuf
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American Islamic scholar 1958Related quotes
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