Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books One Hundred And Fifty Lessons For Life Lesson Ninety Three: The Self-Conceited! Imam ‘Ali (a.s.) said: مَنْ رَضِىَ عَنْ نَفْسِهِ كَثُرَ السّاخِطُ عَلَيْهِ Translation He who is self-conceited will find a lot of people dissatisfied with him.[^1] Brief Description Self-love and self-concern in proper measure is necessary for survival, but if it exceeds the bounds, it becomes selfishness and self-conceit.
The self-conceited people never look at their own faults and consider themselves responsible, pure, faultless and important in the society. For this reason they have a lot of unreasonable expectations from people, and this causes widespread anger against them. [^1]: Nahjul Balaghah, Aphorisms, utterance no. 6. Sharh Nahjul Balaghah, vol 18, page 100. Gurar AlHikam, page 308. Previous Next