Hawzah News Agency – The commander of the faithful, Imam Ali peace be upon him says:

أكثَرُ مَصارِعِ العُقولِ تحتَ بُرُوقِ المَطامِعِ.

‘The intellects are most often destroyed as a result of their subservience to bursts of avid desires.’

Source: Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 219