193 Ali ibn Abi Talib Quotes
1. "Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
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2. "Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
3. "Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
4. "The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
5. "When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
6. "A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
7. "Woman is a delicate creature with strong emotions who has been created by the almighty god to shoulder responsibility for educating society and moving toward perfection. God created woman as symbol of his own beauty and to give solace to her partner and her family." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
8. "He who trusts the world, the world betrays him." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
9. "Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
10. "Patience ensures victory." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
11. "A brother is like gold and a friend is like diamond. If gold cracks you can melt it and make it just like it was before. If a diamond cracks, it can never be like it was before." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
12. "How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of allah, he gets closer to him." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
13. "Backbiting is the attempt of one who is incapable of doing better himself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
14. "Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
15. "Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
16. "A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
17. "Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
18. "Take care of your tongue like the way you take care of gold & silver." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
19. "It’s never the value of water but thirst, it’s never the value of life but death and it’s never about the friendship but trust." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
20. "The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
21. "There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
22. "You must be humble, as it is one of the greatest [forms of] worship." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
23. "Not to have a thing is less humiliating than to beg it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
24. "You are master of what you say until you utter it, once you deliver it, you are its captive. Preserve your tongue as you do your gold and money. One word could bring disgrace and the termination of a bliss." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
25. "You were ordered to obey to allah, and you were create to perform good deeds." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
26. "When you get ill do not get nervous about it and try as much as possible to be hopeful." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
27. "Honesty will guide you to goodness, and goodness will invite you to heaven." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
28. "Our followers are like bees which live among birds. None of the birds recognize the bees because of their small size and weakness. They would not treat them this way if they realized that these very small bees can carry honey which is very valuable in their stomachs." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
29. "You should have hope in god alone and should fear nothing but your sins." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
30. "He is the wisest and the most knowing man who advises people not to lose hope and faith in the mercy of allah and not to be too sure and over-confident of immunity from his wrath and punishment." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
31. "Our enemies are not the jews or the christians, our enemy is our own ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
32. "If the eyes of a female cry over a man that oppressed her, than the angels will curse him with every step he walks." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
33. "Your friends are three and your enemies are three. Your friends are: your friend, the friend of your friend, and the enemy of your enemy. Your enemies are: your enemy, the enemy of your friend, and the friend of your enemy." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
34. "Develop in your heart the feeling of love for your people and let it be the source of kindliness and blessing to them. Do not behave with them like a barbarian, and do not appropriate to yourself that which belongs to them. Remember that the citizens of the state are of two categories. They are either your brethren in religion or your brethren in kind. They are subject to infirmities and liable to commit mistakes." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
35. "Tears only dry up as a result of hardness of the heart, and the hearts only harden as a result of frequent sinning." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
36. "Beware! Abstain from shedding blood without a valid cause. There is nothing more harmful than this which brings about one’s ruin. The blood that is willfully shed shortens the life of a state. On the day of judgement it is this crime for which one will have to answer first. So, beware! Do not wish to build the strength of your state on blood for, it is this blood which ultimately weakens the state and passes it into other hands. Before me and my god no excuse for willful killing can be entertained." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
37. "In all periods and times when there were no prophets, there were individuals to whom allah spoke in whispers through their conscience and intellect." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
38. "Through patience great things are accomplished." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
39. "O’ people! Try to be honest for god is the helper of honest people. Avoid telling lies since it will ruin your faith. Know that honest people are on the verge of nobility and honor, while liars are on the verge of collapse and destruction." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
40. "If someone hurts you then don’t be upset, as it’s the law of nature that the trees with the sweetest fruits are beaten the most." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
41. "The biggest shame is to mock at something that you have in yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
42. "Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
43. "Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all, it is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
44. "The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
45. "Be obscure and do not attempt to be famous, do not elevate yourself in order to be remembered. Learn and conceal, find safety in silence, you will please the righteous people and you will outrage the wicked." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
46. "Don’t develop a friendship with the enemy of your friend; otherwise, your friend will turn into an enemy." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
47. "Treat people the way you want to be treated." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
48. "When you are unable to resolve something through trying and praying, leave the decision to god as god always decides better for his followers." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
49. "There is peace in solitude, away from the evils of people." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
50. "Trade should go on between the buyers and sellers according to correct measures and weights and on such reasonable terms that neither the consumers nor the suppliers should have to face losses." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
51. "Blessed is he whose own faults keep him from seeing the faults of others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
52. "Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
53. "Work for a better life as if you live forever, and work for a better end as if you die tomorrow." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
54. "My lord, you know me better than i know myself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
55. "Ask me before you lose me." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
56. "He who loves you forbids you from committing sin." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
57. "Aim to live in this world without allowing the world to live inside you because when a boat sits on water it sails perfectly, but when water enters inside the boat, it sinks." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
58. "Books are gardens of the knowledgeable." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
59. "If you want to know where your heart is, see where your mind goes when it wanders." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
60. "Hearts of people are like wild beasts. They attach themselves to those who love and train them." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
61. "Forgiveness is the best revenge." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
62. "You should have no hope in anyone but god." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
63. "Meet the people in such a manner that if you die, they should weep for you, and if you live, they should long for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
64. "There is a key to every door, and a dawn to every dark night." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
65. "When words come from the heart of anyone, they find a place in the heart of another." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
66. "The most ignorant of those who are ignorant is the one who trips over the same stone twice." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
67. "Let go of what has passed." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
68. "Goodness towards one’s parents is the greatest duty." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
69. "The richest of the rich is one who is not a prisoner to greed." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
70. "Let go of anything that brings you stress and sorrow." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
71. "Gold is tested with fire, and the believer is tested with trials." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
72. "When you speak, be truthful." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
73. "Nobility in 3 traits: being generous when you have little to give, tolerating without being humiliated, and abstaining from asking for favors." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
74. "The nourishment of the body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
75. "Modesty is the means to all beauty." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
76. "Keep your thoughts cleaner than pure water. As water drops make a river, thoughts make character and faith." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
77. "Do not follow the majority, follow the truth." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
78. "Leave alone what does not concern you, and leave alone what does not belong to you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
79. "The winner is the one who sells his world for his hereafter." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
80. "Wakefulness is consciousness." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
81. "See the bad inside yourself, and see the good inside others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
82. "Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
83. "Remember that people are of two kinds, they are either your brothers in religion or your brothers in mankind." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
84. "Quite often, a tongue destroys a person." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
85. "A person is weighed by his speech and valued by his action. So say that which is weighty and do that which has great value." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
86. "Never let anything occupy you from working for the hereafter, for indeed the time is short." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
87. "Do not be a slave to others when god has created you free." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
88. "Don’t develop friendship with the enemy of your friend; otherwise your friend will turn into an enemy." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
89. "Allah is tested with fire, and the believer is tested with trials." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
90. "It is easier to turn a mountain into dust than to create love in a heart that is filled with hatred." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
91. "When the people of truth remain quiet against falsehood, the people of falsehood start believing it is the truth." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
92. "There is no good in silence when it comes to knowledge, just as there is no good in speaking when it comes to ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
93. "He who is deserted by friends and relatives will often find help and sympathy from strangers." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
94. "The tongue is like a lion, if you let it loose, it will wound someone." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
95. "If you are the recipient of kindness, remember it. If you are the giver of kindness, forget it!" (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
96. "Knowledge is better than wealth, knowledge protects you but with wealth you have to protect it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
97. "Humbleness clothes you in dignity." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
98. "Greed is permanent slavery." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
99. "Jealousy by a friend means defect in his love." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
100. "Your souls are precious, and can only be equal to the price of paradise. Therefore, sell them only at that price." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
101. "Do not criticize too much. Too much criticism leads to hate and a bad behavior." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
102. "Don’t show pleasure in somebody’s downfall, for you have no knowledge of what the future holds in store for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
103. "Fear the sins that you commit in secret because the witness of those sins is the judge himself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
104. "Sometimes your prayers are turned down, because you often, unknowingly, ask for things that are really harmful to you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
105. "Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
106. "If you don’t know a thing never hesitate or feel ashamed to learn it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
107. "See the bad inside yourself, and see the good inside others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
108. "If you remember someone when you are happy, then just know that you love them and if you remember someone when you are sad then just know that they love you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
109. "Keep in touch with the one who forgotten you, and forgive those who wronged you, and do not stop praying for the best for those who love you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
110. "The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
111. "Through patience, great things are accomplished." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
112. "Don’t use sharpness of your speech on the mother who taught you how to speak." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
113. "People are of two types: they are either your brothers in faith or your brothers in humanity." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
114. "Don’t hate what you don’t know, for the greater part of knowledge consists what you don’t know." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
115. "A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
116. "When proven wrong, the wise corrects himself & ignorant argues." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
117. "Don’t be slave of others when allah has created you free." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
118. "Fear allah and you will have no cause to fear anyone else." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
119. "Our enemies are not jews or christians, but our enemies are our ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
120. "A person’s true patience is shown in a time of anger." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
121. "Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
122. "The best knowledge is that which benefits the listener." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
123. "The biggest shame is, to mock at something that you have in yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
124. "Don’t follow majority follow the truth." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
125. "Remembering allah is the light of intellect, the life of the souls, and the polishing of the hearts." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
126. "If one night you see someone committing a sin, tomorrow don’t look at him as a sinner. He may have repented during the night and you did not know." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
127. "Don’t talk about your riches in front of poor." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
128. "Don’t talk about your good health in front of sick." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
129. "A man’s measure is his will." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
130. "Do not let the difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all, it is only in the darkest nights, that the stars shine more brilliantly." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
131. "Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it’s for you don’t be proud or reckless, and when it’s against you be patient, for both days are test for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
132. "The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
133. "You must be humble, as it is one of the greatest forms of worship." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
134. "One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
135. "Poverty is the worst form of death." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
136. "Death is near and our mutual company is short." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
137. "If you like somebody, ask god to give them to you. If you still don’t get them, know that somebody else asked god for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
138. "Don’t go there, where you don’t have respect. Even they serve you food in gold plates and silver spoons." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
139. "A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
140. "As the body becomes tired, the heart becomes tired too. You should therefore search for beautiful sayings for them. [to enjoy by way of refreshment]." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
141. "He who does not know his own worth is ruined." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
142. "The worth of every man is in his attainment." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
143. "The worth of a man is according to his courage, his truthfulness is according to his balance of temper, his valour is according to his self - respect, and his chasteness is according to his sense of shame." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
144. "A self-respecting person never commits adultery." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
145. "He who puts himself in condition of ill repute should not blame those who entertain bad ideas about him." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
146. "If a person has good idea about you, make his idea be true." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
147. "It is enough for your own discipline that you refrain from what you dislike from others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
148. "Loving one another is half of wisdom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
149. "The most unfortunate of all men is he who cannot find a few friends during his lifetime, but still more unfortunate is he who finds one but loses him [because of his behaviour]." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
150. "Treat people in such a way and live amongst them in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you live they crave for your company." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
151. "Through change of circumstances, mettle of man is known." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
152. "To keep silent when you can say something wise and useful is as bad as propagating foolish and unwise thought." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
153. "If you want to remove evil from the minds of others, then first give up evil intentions yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
154. "If you are wished and saluted then return the wish in the most appropriate manner, if you are favoured then repay the obligation manifold: but he will always excel in merit who takes the initiative." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
155. "Blindness of eyes is better than the blindness of mind." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
156. "Keep in company of people of virtue; you will become one of them. Keep aloof from people of vice; you will remain safe from them." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
157. "Do not close a door that you are unable to open." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
158. "A man can be valued through his sayings." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
159. "One who seeks advice learns to recognise mistakes." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
160. "As long as your position is good, your defects will be hidden from the eyes of the world." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
161. "A man’s worth depends on the nobility of his aspirations." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
162. "The most complete gift of god is life based on knowledge." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
163. "The best of men is he who benefits others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
164. "Speech is like medicine; a small dose of which cures and excess kills the patient." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
165. "People are asleep when alive; they are awake only when they are dead." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
166. "The chief aim of wisdom is to admit one’s ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
167. "The wise aim at perfection." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
168. "There is no disease more hopeless than want of wisdom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
169. "To be good to the good is goodness in its highest sense." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
170. "The choicest work of man is to associate with the virtuous." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
171. "Live with your body in this world and with your faith work for the next." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
172. "The strongest of men is he who subdues his passion." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
173. "How incongruous to have a sickly spirit and a handsome body." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
174. "To fight against one’s own desires is highest wisdom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
175. "Fear none but your own sin." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
176. "The dead supply lessons for the living." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
177. "He is a true adviser who points out your mistakes." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
178. "One’s behavior is the index of one’s mind." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
179. "Let good deeds be your companions and desires your enemies." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
180. "Care for your parents and your children will care for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
181. "He who bears tales to you certainly bears tales about you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
182. "In overwhelming difficulties a man’s greatness is disclosed." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
183. "Prosperity consists not in the increase of money and children, but in growth of virtue and development of patience." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
184. "Minds are locked-up stores, only questions open them." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
185. "The real gainer is he who checks the items of his own life." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
186. "Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge guards you while you have to guard wealth. Wealth decreases by spending while knowledge increases by spending, and the results of wealth die as wealth decay. With it a man acquires obedience during his lifetime and a good name after his death. Knowledge is a ruler while wealth is ruled upon." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
187. "Acquire knowledge, because he who acquires it, in the way of the lord, performs an act of piety; who speaks of it praises the lord; who seeks it, adores god, who dispenses instruction in it, bestows alms; and who imparts it to its fitting objects, performs an act of devotion to god. Knowledge enables its possessor to distinguish what is forbidden from what is not; lights the way to heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our companion in solitude, our companion, when bereft of friends; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is our ornament in the company of friends; it serves as an armour against our enemies. With knowledge, the creatures of allah rise to the heights of goodness and to noble position, associates with the sovereigns in this world and attains the perfection of happiness in the next." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
188. "There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance, no greater heritage than culture, and no greater friend and helpmate than consultation." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
189. "Whoever wants to be a leader and a guide should educate himself before educating others; before teaching morality to others, he should improve his own morals and character. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals and character is superior to the person who tries to teach and train others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
190. "A man without mind is not a man and a mind without religion is worse than the instinct of a beast, more harmful, more dangerous and more carnivorous. Devotion without understanding will not bring blessings of god; it is useless." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
191. "I wonder at the proud man who was just a drop of semen the other day and will turn into a corpse tomorrow. I wonder at the man who doubts existence of god although he sees his creations. I wonder at him who has forgotten death although he sees people dying. I wonder at him who denies the second life although he has seen the first life. I wonder at him who inhabits this transient abode but ignores the ever-lasting abode." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
192. "When a community is composed of really honest, sober and virtuous people then your forming bad opinion about any one of its member when nothing wicked has been seen of him is a great injustice to him; on the contrary in a corrupt society, to form good opinion of anyone out of those people and trust him is doing harm to yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
193. "One who assents or subscribes to the actions of group or party is as good as if he has committed the deed himself. A man who joins sinful deeds makes himself responsible for twofold punishment; one for doing the deed and the other for assenting or subscribing to it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
2. "Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
3. "Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
4. "The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
5. "When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
6. "A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
7. "Woman is a delicate creature with strong emotions who has been created by the almighty god to shoulder responsibility for educating society and moving toward perfection. God created woman as symbol of his own beauty and to give solace to her partner and her family." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
8. "He who trusts the world, the world betrays him." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
9. "Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
10. "Patience ensures victory." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
11. "A brother is like gold and a friend is like diamond. If gold cracks you can melt it and make it just like it was before. If a diamond cracks, it can never be like it was before." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
12. "How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of allah, he gets closer to him." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
13. "Backbiting is the attempt of one who is incapable of doing better himself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
14. "Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
15. "Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
16. "A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
17. "Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
18. "Take care of your tongue like the way you take care of gold & silver." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
19. "It’s never the value of water but thirst, it’s never the value of life but death and it’s never about the friendship but trust." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
20. "The nourishment of body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
21. "There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
22. "You must be humble, as it is one of the greatest [forms of] worship." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
23. "Not to have a thing is less humiliating than to beg it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
24. "You are master of what you say until you utter it, once you deliver it, you are its captive. Preserve your tongue as you do your gold and money. One word could bring disgrace and the termination of a bliss." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
25. "You were ordered to obey to allah, and you were create to perform good deeds." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
26. "When you get ill do not get nervous about it and try as much as possible to be hopeful." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
27. "Honesty will guide you to goodness, and goodness will invite you to heaven." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
28. "Our followers are like bees which live among birds. None of the birds recognize the bees because of their small size and weakness. They would not treat them this way if they realized that these very small bees can carry honey which is very valuable in their stomachs." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
29. "You should have hope in god alone and should fear nothing but your sins." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
30. "He is the wisest and the most knowing man who advises people not to lose hope and faith in the mercy of allah and not to be too sure and over-confident of immunity from his wrath and punishment." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
31. "Our enemies are not the jews or the christians, our enemy is our own ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
32. "If the eyes of a female cry over a man that oppressed her, than the angels will curse him with every step he walks." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
33. "Your friends are three and your enemies are three. Your friends are: your friend, the friend of your friend, and the enemy of your enemy. Your enemies are: your enemy, the enemy of your friend, and the friend of your enemy." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
34. "Develop in your heart the feeling of love for your people and let it be the source of kindliness and blessing to them. Do not behave with them like a barbarian, and do not appropriate to yourself that which belongs to them. Remember that the citizens of the state are of two categories. They are either your brethren in religion or your brethren in kind. They are subject to infirmities and liable to commit mistakes." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
35. "Tears only dry up as a result of hardness of the heart, and the hearts only harden as a result of frequent sinning." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
36. "Beware! Abstain from shedding blood without a valid cause. There is nothing more harmful than this which brings about one’s ruin. The blood that is willfully shed shortens the life of a state. On the day of judgement it is this crime for which one will have to answer first. So, beware! Do not wish to build the strength of your state on blood for, it is this blood which ultimately weakens the state and passes it into other hands. Before me and my god no excuse for willful killing can be entertained." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
37. "In all periods and times when there were no prophets, there were individuals to whom allah spoke in whispers through their conscience and intellect." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
38. "Through patience great things are accomplished." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
39. "O’ people! Try to be honest for god is the helper of honest people. Avoid telling lies since it will ruin your faith. Know that honest people are on the verge of nobility and honor, while liars are on the verge of collapse and destruction." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
40. "If someone hurts you then don’t be upset, as it’s the law of nature that the trees with the sweetest fruits are beaten the most." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
41. "The biggest shame is to mock at something that you have in yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
42. "Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
43. "Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all, it is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
44. "The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
45. "Be obscure and do not attempt to be famous, do not elevate yourself in order to be remembered. Learn and conceal, find safety in silence, you will please the righteous people and you will outrage the wicked." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
46. "Don’t develop a friendship with the enemy of your friend; otherwise, your friend will turn into an enemy." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
47. "Treat people the way you want to be treated." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
48. "When you are unable to resolve something through trying and praying, leave the decision to god as god always decides better for his followers." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
49. "There is peace in solitude, away from the evils of people." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
50. "Trade should go on between the buyers and sellers according to correct measures and weights and on such reasonable terms that neither the consumers nor the suppliers should have to face losses." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
51. "Blessed is he whose own faults keep him from seeing the faults of others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
52. "Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
53. "Work for a better life as if you live forever, and work for a better end as if you die tomorrow." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
54. "My lord, you know me better than i know myself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
55. "Ask me before you lose me." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
56. "He who loves you forbids you from committing sin." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
57. "Aim to live in this world without allowing the world to live inside you because when a boat sits on water it sails perfectly, but when water enters inside the boat, it sinks." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
58. "Books are gardens of the knowledgeable." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
59. "If you want to know where your heart is, see where your mind goes when it wanders." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
60. "Hearts of people are like wild beasts. They attach themselves to those who love and train them." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
61. "Forgiveness is the best revenge." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
62. "You should have no hope in anyone but god." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
63. "Meet the people in such a manner that if you die, they should weep for you, and if you live, they should long for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
64. "There is a key to every door, and a dawn to every dark night." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
65. "When words come from the heart of anyone, they find a place in the heart of another." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
66. "The most ignorant of those who are ignorant is the one who trips over the same stone twice." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
67. "Let go of what has passed." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
68. "Goodness towards one’s parents is the greatest duty." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
69. "The richest of the rich is one who is not a prisoner to greed." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
70. "Let go of anything that brings you stress and sorrow." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
71. "Gold is tested with fire, and the believer is tested with trials." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
72. "When you speak, be truthful." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
73. "Nobility in 3 traits: being generous when you have little to give, tolerating without being humiliated, and abstaining from asking for favors." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
74. "The nourishment of the body is food, while the nourishment of the soul is feeding others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
75. "Modesty is the means to all beauty." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
76. "Keep your thoughts cleaner than pure water. As water drops make a river, thoughts make character and faith." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
77. "Do not follow the majority, follow the truth." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
78. "Leave alone what does not concern you, and leave alone what does not belong to you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
79. "The winner is the one who sells his world for his hereafter." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
80. "Wakefulness is consciousness." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
81. "See the bad inside yourself, and see the good inside others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
82. "Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
83. "Remember that people are of two kinds, they are either your brothers in religion or your brothers in mankind." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
84. "Quite often, a tongue destroys a person." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
85. "A person is weighed by his speech and valued by his action. So say that which is weighty and do that which has great value." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
86. "Never let anything occupy you from working for the hereafter, for indeed the time is short." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
87. "Do not be a slave to others when god has created you free." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
88. "Don’t develop friendship with the enemy of your friend; otherwise your friend will turn into an enemy." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
89. "Allah is tested with fire, and the believer is tested with trials." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
90. "It is easier to turn a mountain into dust than to create love in a heart that is filled with hatred." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
91. "When the people of truth remain quiet against falsehood, the people of falsehood start believing it is the truth." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
92. "There is no good in silence when it comes to knowledge, just as there is no good in speaking when it comes to ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
93. "He who is deserted by friends and relatives will often find help and sympathy from strangers." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
94. "The tongue is like a lion, if you let it loose, it will wound someone." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
95. "If you are the recipient of kindness, remember it. If you are the giver of kindness, forget it!" (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
96. "Knowledge is better than wealth, knowledge protects you but with wealth you have to protect it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
97. "Humbleness clothes you in dignity." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
98. "Greed is permanent slavery." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
99. "Jealousy by a friend means defect in his love." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
100. "Your souls are precious, and can only be equal to the price of paradise. Therefore, sell them only at that price." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
101. "Do not criticize too much. Too much criticism leads to hate and a bad behavior." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
102. "Don’t show pleasure in somebody’s downfall, for you have no knowledge of what the future holds in store for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
103. "Fear the sins that you commit in secret because the witness of those sins is the judge himself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
104. "Sometimes your prayers are turned down, because you often, unknowingly, ask for things that are really harmful to you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
105. "Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
106. "If you don’t know a thing never hesitate or feel ashamed to learn it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
107. "See the bad inside yourself, and see the good inside others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
108. "If you remember someone when you are happy, then just know that you love them and if you remember someone when you are sad then just know that they love you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
109. "Keep in touch with the one who forgotten you, and forgive those who wronged you, and do not stop praying for the best for those who love you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
110. "The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
111. "Through patience, great things are accomplished." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
112. "Don’t use sharpness of your speech on the mother who taught you how to speak." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
113. "People are of two types: they are either your brothers in faith or your brothers in humanity." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
114. "Don’t hate what you don’t know, for the greater part of knowledge consists what you don’t know." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
115. "A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
116. "When proven wrong, the wise corrects himself & ignorant argues." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
117. "Don’t be slave of others when allah has created you free." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
118. "Fear allah and you will have no cause to fear anyone else." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
119. "Our enemies are not jews or christians, but our enemies are our ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
120. "A person’s true patience is shown in a time of anger." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
121. "Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
122. "The best knowledge is that which benefits the listener." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
123. "The biggest shame is, to mock at something that you have in yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
124. "Don’t follow majority follow the truth." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
125. "Remembering allah is the light of intellect, the life of the souls, and the polishing of the hearts." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
126. "If one night you see someone committing a sin, tomorrow don’t look at him as a sinner. He may have repented during the night and you did not know." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
127. "Don’t talk about your riches in front of poor." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
128. "Don’t talk about your good health in front of sick." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
129. "A man’s measure is his will." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
130. "Do not let the difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all, it is only in the darkest nights, that the stars shine more brilliantly." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
131. "Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it’s for you don’t be proud or reckless, and when it’s against you be patient, for both days are test for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
132. "The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
133. "You must be humble, as it is one of the greatest forms of worship." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
134. "One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
135. "Poverty is the worst form of death." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
136. "Death is near and our mutual company is short." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
137. "If you like somebody, ask god to give them to you. If you still don’t get them, know that somebody else asked god for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
138. "Don’t go there, where you don’t have respect. Even they serve you food in gold plates and silver spoons." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
139. "A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
140. "As the body becomes tired, the heart becomes tired too. You should therefore search for beautiful sayings for them. [to enjoy by way of refreshment]." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
141. "He who does not know his own worth is ruined." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
142. "The worth of every man is in his attainment." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
143. "The worth of a man is according to his courage, his truthfulness is according to his balance of temper, his valour is according to his self - respect, and his chasteness is according to his sense of shame." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
144. "A self-respecting person never commits adultery." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
145. "He who puts himself in condition of ill repute should not blame those who entertain bad ideas about him." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
146. "If a person has good idea about you, make his idea be true." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
147. "It is enough for your own discipline that you refrain from what you dislike from others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
148. "Loving one another is half of wisdom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
149. "The most unfortunate of all men is he who cannot find a few friends during his lifetime, but still more unfortunate is he who finds one but loses him [because of his behaviour]." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
150. "Treat people in such a way and live amongst them in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you live they crave for your company." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
151. "Through change of circumstances, mettle of man is known." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
152. "To keep silent when you can say something wise and useful is as bad as propagating foolish and unwise thought." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
153. "If you want to remove evil from the minds of others, then first give up evil intentions yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
154. "If you are wished and saluted then return the wish in the most appropriate manner, if you are favoured then repay the obligation manifold: but he will always excel in merit who takes the initiative." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
155. "Blindness of eyes is better than the blindness of mind." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
156. "Keep in company of people of virtue; you will become one of them. Keep aloof from people of vice; you will remain safe from them." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
157. "Do not close a door that you are unable to open." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
158. "A man can be valued through his sayings." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
159. "One who seeks advice learns to recognise mistakes." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
160. "As long as your position is good, your defects will be hidden from the eyes of the world." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
161. "A man’s worth depends on the nobility of his aspirations." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
162. "The most complete gift of god is life based on knowledge." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
163. "The best of men is he who benefits others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
164. "Speech is like medicine; a small dose of which cures and excess kills the patient." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
165. "People are asleep when alive; they are awake only when they are dead." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
166. "The chief aim of wisdom is to admit one’s ignorance." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
167. "The wise aim at perfection." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
168. "There is no disease more hopeless than want of wisdom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
169. "To be good to the good is goodness in its highest sense." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
170. "The choicest work of man is to associate with the virtuous." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
171. "Live with your body in this world and with your faith work for the next." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
172. "The strongest of men is he who subdues his passion." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
173. "How incongruous to have a sickly spirit and a handsome body." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
174. "To fight against one’s own desires is highest wisdom." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
175. "Fear none but your own sin." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
176. "The dead supply lessons for the living." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
177. "He is a true adviser who points out your mistakes." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
178. "One’s behavior is the index of one’s mind." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
179. "Let good deeds be your companions and desires your enemies." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
180. "Care for your parents and your children will care for you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
181. "He who bears tales to you certainly bears tales about you." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
182. "In overwhelming difficulties a man’s greatness is disclosed." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
183. "Prosperity consists not in the increase of money and children, but in growth of virtue and development of patience." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
184. "Minds are locked-up stores, only questions open them." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
185. "The real gainer is he who checks the items of his own life." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
186. "Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge guards you while you have to guard wealth. Wealth decreases by spending while knowledge increases by spending, and the results of wealth die as wealth decay. With it a man acquires obedience during his lifetime and a good name after his death. Knowledge is a ruler while wealth is ruled upon." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
187. "Acquire knowledge, because he who acquires it, in the way of the lord, performs an act of piety; who speaks of it praises the lord; who seeks it, adores god, who dispenses instruction in it, bestows alms; and who imparts it to its fitting objects, performs an act of devotion to god. Knowledge enables its possessor to distinguish what is forbidden from what is not; lights the way to heaven; it is our friend in the desert, our companion in solitude, our companion, when bereft of friends; it guides us to happiness; it sustains us in misery; it is our ornament in the company of friends; it serves as an armour against our enemies. With knowledge, the creatures of allah rise to the heights of goodness and to noble position, associates with the sovereigns in this world and attains the perfection of happiness in the next." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
188. "There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance, no greater heritage than culture, and no greater friend and helpmate than consultation." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
189. "Whoever wants to be a leader and a guide should educate himself before educating others; before teaching morality to others, he should improve his own morals and character. Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals and character is superior to the person who tries to teach and train others." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
190. "A man without mind is not a man and a mind without religion is worse than the instinct of a beast, more harmful, more dangerous and more carnivorous. Devotion without understanding will not bring blessings of god; it is useless." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
191. "I wonder at the proud man who was just a drop of semen the other day and will turn into a corpse tomorrow. I wonder at the man who doubts existence of god although he sees his creations. I wonder at him who has forgotten death although he sees people dying. I wonder at him who denies the second life although he has seen the first life. I wonder at him who inhabits this transient abode but ignores the ever-lasting abode." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
192. "When a community is composed of really honest, sober and virtuous people then your forming bad opinion about any one of its member when nothing wicked has been seen of him is a great injustice to him; on the contrary in a corrupt society, to form good opinion of anyone out of those people and trust him is doing harm to yourself." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
193. "One who assents or subscribes to the actions of group or party is as good as if he has committed the deed himself. A man who joins sinful deeds makes himself responsible for twofold punishment; one for doing the deed and the other for assenting or subscribing to it." (Ali ibn Abi Talib) Click to tweet
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