A young man who loves the praise of people and thinks about desires, and wants to commit himself to the path of good while loving it; what is the guidance?

Question:
This questioner says: Honorable Shaykh, what is the way to commit myself to the path of good, which I love, but sometimes my soul thinks about desires, and sometimes it loves the praise of people for the good deeds I do, knowing that I am a bachelor and not married?

Answer:
This question indicates good, if Allah wills. It indicates that he is not content with himself and that he is in need of guidance and in need of… There is no doubt that the way to this is to reflect upon the Qur'an, to reflect upon the Sunnah of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), to read the words of the scholars in the exegesis of the Qur'an and the exegesis of the words of the Messenger of Allah (peace and blessings be upon him), to follow their methodology, to keep the company of the people of good and to stay away from the people of evil, and to be diligent in seeking knowledge.
Being diligent in seeking knowledge from the scholars, not from yourself, not from the pretenders to knowledge, and not from the people of misguidance, but from the scholars known for it, so that you may carry it from them as they carried it from those before them. This is the correct path, if Allah wills, along with action, for action purifies knowledge, increases it, and establishes it. Yes.