قالَ أَمِيرُ الْمُؤْمِنِينَ(ع): تَرْكُ الْخَطِيئَةِ أَيْسَرُ مِنْ طَلَبِ التَّوْبَةِ، وَكَمْ مِنْ شَهْوَةِ سَاعَة أَوْرَثَتْ حُزْناً طَوِيلاً.
The Commander of the faithful (as) said: abandoning sin is easier than the afterward repenting. And perhaps, an ephemeral pleasure brings about a perpetual anguish
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