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Desires make slaves out of kings and patience makes kings out of slaves.

Al-Ghazali

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Al-Ghazali
Born: 1058
Born: January 1
Autobiographer
Mutakallim
Philosopher
Theologian
Ghazzoliĭ
Muḣammad ibn Muḣammad ibn Aḣmad Abu Ḣomid at-Tusiĭ
Al-Ghazzali
Abu Hamid al-Ghazālī
Algazelus
Algazel
Abu Hamid al-Ghazali
Abu Mohammed al-Ghazali
Al-Gonzzali
Ghonzzali
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Slaves
Desires
Patience
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Kings
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