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Shiavault - a Vault of Shia Islamic Books Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech Contentment And The Contented Contentment and the contented-القانع، والقناعة The contented one is saved from the woes of covetousness. 1ـ اَلقانِعُ ناج مِنْ آفاتِ المَطامِعِ. Be content and you will gain honour. 2ـ اِقْنَعْ تَعُزُّ. Be content with what you are given and you will be made sufficient. 3ـ اِقْنَعْ بِما أُوتِيتَهُ، تَكُنْ مَكْفِيّاً.

Be content with little from your worldly possessions for the safety of your religion, for indeed the believer is satisfied with the little that he gets of this world. 4ـ اِقْنَعُوا بِالقَليلِ مِنْ دُنْياكُمْ لِسَلامَةِ ديـنِكُمْ، فَإنَّ المُؤمِنَ اَلبُلْغَةُ اليَسيرَةُ مِنَ الدُّنْيا تُقْنِعُهُ. The wealthiest of all people is the contented one. 5ـ أغْنَى النّاسِ القانِعُ. A slave is free as long as he is content and a freeman is a slave as long as he covets.

6ـ اَلْعَبْدُ حُرٌّ ما قَنِعَ، الحُرُّ عَبْدٌ ما طَمِعَ. Contentment is the helper of poverty.[^1] 7ـ اَلقَناعَةُ عُنْوانُ(عَوْنُ) الفاقَةِ. Contentment is the most lasting honour. 8ـ اَلقَناعَةُ أبْقى عِزّ. The most at ease among the people is the contented one. 9ـ اَلمُسْتَريحُ مِنَ النّاسِ اَلقانِعُ. Contentment is the sign of the God-wary. 10ـ اَلقَناعَةُ عَلامَةُ الأتْقياءِ. Contentment is the [path to the] most comfortable lifestyle. 11ـ اَلقَناعَةُ أهْنَأُ عَيْش.

Contentment is honour and prosperity. 12ـ اَلقَناعَةُ عِزٌّ وغِناءٌ. Contentment is a sword that does not get blunt. 13ـ اَلقَناعَةُ سَيْفٌ لايَنْبُو. Contentment is the cornerstone of prosperity. 14ـ اَلقَناعَةُ رأسُ الغِنى. Contentment leads to honour. 15ـ اَلقَناعَةُ تُؤَدِّي إلَى العِزِّ. Contentment and obedience bring about prosperity and honour. 16ـ اَلقَناعَةُ والطّاعَةُ تُوجِبانِ الغِنى والعِزَّةَ. Contentment is continence. 17ـ اَلقَناعَةُ عَفافٌ. Contentment is a blessing.

18ـ اَلقَناعَةُ نِعْمَةٌ. Contentment is honour. 19ـ اَلقَناعَةُ عِزٌّ. The contented one is rich, even if he is hungry and unclothed. 20ـ اَلقانِعُ غَنِيٌّ، وإنْ جاعَ وعَرى. There is no contentment with avarice. 21ـ لاقَناعَةَ مَعَ شَرَه. If you are content, you will gain honour. 22ـ إنْ تَقْنَعْ تَعِزَّ. Verily you are in greater need of being content with a little sustenance than being greedy of acquiring more.

23ـ إنَّكُمْ إلَى القِناعَةِ بِيَسيرِ الرِّزْقِ أحْوَجُ مِنْكُمْ إلَى اكْتِسابِ الحِرْصِ فِي الطَّلَبِ.