hadith 1575
Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Your tongue will urge you to whatever you have accustomed it [to say], and your inner self will require you to do whatever you have made it fond of.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): لِسانُكَ يَستَدعيكَ ما عَوَّدتَهُ، ونَفسُكَ تَقتَضيكَ ما ألِفتَهُ.

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