- There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty than ignorance; no greater heritage than culture and no greater support than consultation.
- Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.
- Man is a wonderful creature; he sees through the layers of fat (eyes), hears through a bone (ears) and speaks through a lump of flesh (tongue).
- A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.
- Success is the result of foresight and resolution, foresight depends upon deep thinking and planning and the most important factor of planning is to keep your secrets to yourself.
- People in this world are like travelers whose journey is going on though they are asleep. ( Life's journey is going on though men may not feel it ).
- Lack of friends means, stranger in one's own country.
- Not to have a thing is less humiliating than to beg it.
- Every breath you take is a step towards death.
- Value of each man depends upon the art and skill which he has attained.
- Like your body your mind also gets tired so refresh it by wise sayings.
- That knowledge which remains only on your tongue is very superficial. The intrinsic value of knowledge is that you act upon it.
- To lose or to waste an opportunity will result in grief and sorrow.
- This world is not a permanent place, it is a passage, a road on which you are passing. There are two kinds of people here: One is the kind of those who have sold their souls for eternal damnation, the other is of those who have purchased their souls and freed them from damnation.
- A friend cannot be considered a friend unless he is tested on three occasions: in time of need, behind your back and after your death.
- One of the conveniences in life is to have less children.
- A man can be valued through his sayings.
- Poverty is the worst form of death.
- To keep silent when you can say something wise and useful is as bad as keeping on propagating foolish and unwise thoughts.
- Hearts have the tendency of likes and dislikes and are liable to be energetic and lethargic, therefore, make them work when they are energetic because if hearts are forced (to do a thing) they will be blinded.
- The wiser a man is, the less talkative will he be.
- If a friend envies you, then he is not a true friend.
Nahjul Balagha
Sermons and Letters of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as)
Translated by Askari Jafri
Eleventh Revised Edition - Islamic Seminary Publications
ISBN 0-941724-18-2
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