Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib: So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered.

So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered. — Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib

So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered.

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