Some of our revered scholars (may Allah grant them longevity) also state that resolution is the essence of humanity and criterion of human freedom Source: Forty Hadith | Imam Khomeini (R)

You should know that no path for the realization of divine existence can be undertaken unless one familiarizes himself with the apparent or overt form of Shari’ah. Source: Forty Hadith | Imam Khomeini (R)

Strife with the self leads you to a higher stage, and try your best to attain that through sincere struggle. Source: Forty Hadith | Imam Khomeini (R)

This world is a stage of action and its aim is a higher and more sublime sphere of existence. Source: Forty Hadith | Imam Khomeini (R)

The jihad of the self is the jihad of greater importance. Source: Forty Hadith | Imam Khomeini (R)