Wise Sayings of 4th Rightful Caliph of Islam
"The Master of Believer's": Ali ibn AbiTalib
Fear God and you will have no cause to fear any one
Resignation to the Will of God is the cure of the disease of the heart
The word of God is the medicine of the heart
Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company
The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive
Of all the follies the greatest is to love the world
Opportunity is swift of flight but slow to return
Pride, cowardice, and miserliness are bad for me but good for women
The most happy is he to whom God has given a good wife
He who knows himself knows God
Do not soil your conscience for anything but heaven
The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body
To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights
The strongest amongst you is he who subdues his self
Wealth and greed are the roots of all evils
Riches without faith are the greatest poverty
A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations
Knowledge enlivens the soul
The learned lives, although he dies
The sum total of excellence is knowledge
To respect the learned is to respect God
Generosity hides shortcomings
The wealth of a miser is as useless as a pebble
Desire is one's most inveterate enemy
Those who walk on the surface of the earth shall one day be interred in it
Every breath of man brings him nearer to death
People are asleep as long as they are alive; they are awakened when they die
Patience is the fruit of faith
Virtue never dies
A man's glory from his virtue is greater than the glory of his pedigree
No shelter is safer than piety
A man's behaviour is the index of his mind
Courtesy costs nothing but buys everything
Clemency graces power
Jealousy devours virtue as fire devours fuel
He that lends a listening ear to reproach is one of those that deserve reproach
Forgiveness is the crown of greatness
Carnal appetites are nets spread by the devil
Every arrow does not hit the mark, nor every prayer granted
Ostentatiousness spoils prayers
Fear none but your sins
He who praises you murders you
A man who praises himself displays his deficiency of intellect
Honour your parents and your sons will honour you
A man is hid under his tongue
The tongue of a wise man lies behind his heart
The tongue pierces deeper than the spear
He who purifies his heart from doubt is a believer
The opinion of a wise man is an oracle
To seek counsel is to go to the fountain of guidance
Association with a fool is tyrannical to the soul
God hastens the fall of tyrants
Tyranny leads to moral cowardice
A tyrant's success is his moral defeat
It is better to die than to beg
When a man begs he loses his faith
Hajj is the Jihad of every believer in faith
A wise enemy is better than a foolish friend
Silence is the best reply to a fool
The best speech is one that is short and reasonable
Speech is like a medicine, a small dose of which cures but an excess of which kills
He that has no courage has no religion
His grief is long whose hope is short
The right of freedom of speech consists in speaking the truth
Repentance washes away sins
Folly is an incurable disease
To assist the wrong is to oppress the right
Sinning is a disease, repentance is its medicine, and abstinence from it a sure cure
Sorrow makes a man old before his time
Pride impedes progress and mars greatness
To forgive is the crown of greatness
He who understands humanity seeks solitude
Right is the best argument
Misrepresentation spoils narration
As a man's wisdom increases, so his desire to speak decreases
He who seeks to do justice with men, let him desire for them what he desires for himself
The greatest sin is the sin that the sinner considers to be ordinary
Contentment is the asset which is never exhausted
Governments are a trial for men
He who fights against the truth, the truth will defeat him
Finding fault in others is one's greatest fault
Haste is a species of madness
Greed is perpetual enslavement
He who does not know his own worth is doomed to destruction
The best investment is one with which duties are performed
Anger is a fire kindled, he who restrains anger extinguishes the fire; he who gives vent to it is the first to be consumed by such fire
Jihad is the highway of prosperity
None is more solitary than a miser
Knowledge is the ornament of the rich, and the riches of the poor
Knowledge is the sum total of excellence
He who teaches you a letter binds you with a fetter of gratitude
As long as we do not hope, we do not fret
He who indulges in jokes and loose fall, loses a part of his wisdom
Truth is bitter, but its result is sweet; falsehood appears to be sweet but it is poisonous in its effect
Miserliness is the root of many evils
Knowledge and practice are twins, and both go together. There is no knowledge without practice, and no practice without knowledge
He who dissembles plays with his honour
When God wants to humiliate a person He deprives him of knowledge
When your power increases, decrease your desires accordingly
He who listens to a backbiter loses a friend
It is no justice to decide a case on mere conjecture
He who does not know his own worth is deemed to ignominy
He who practices thrift would never be in want
He who does not know should not be ashamed to learn
Patience is to faith, what head is to the body, when patience goes, faith goes, when head goes, the body goes
The grace of God is the best guide
A good disposition is the best companion
Wisdom is the best friend
Good breeding is the best inheritance
There is nothing more hateful than pride
Be among men like bee among birds
Mix with the people with your tongue, but be separate from them in your deeds
Be generous but do not be a spendthrift
Do not run after the world; let the world run after you
A wise man is he who does not despair of the bounty and mercy of God
He who is aware of his own faults is oblivious of the faults of others
What the eye sees the heart preserves
The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space
Do not be misled by appearances for these are apt to be deceptive
Do not have too many irons in the fire; concentrate on one thing at a time
What you do not like for your self, do not like it for others
Contentment is the treasure which is never exhausted
The advice of old men is dearer than the bravery of young men
That knowledge is superficial which is merely on the tongue; that knowledge is real which demonstrates itself in your practice
Waste of time is one's greatest loss
He who knows to keep his secret knows the way to success
Foresight is the way to safety
No relationship is stronger than the relationship that exists between man and God
Enlighten the heart with prayers
Strengthen your heart with faith
Suppress all lust with piety
Do not sell the Hereafter for the world
Do not speak in a state of ignorance
Refrain from unnecessary talk
Do not tread the path from which you can apprehend the danger of running astray
In the affairs of God, do not be afraid of the accusations of the evil mongers
In all that you do seek the protection of God
Do not covet what is undesirable
If you seek the truth, neither strays from the right path, nor be assailed by doubts
Do not become a slave of your desires
That wealth is no wealth which brings dishonour
Whatever harm accrues of silence can be remedied but whatever harm is done because of speech cannot be remedied
It is better to restrain your desires than to stretch your hand before others
A little that is earned because of honest labour is better than a larger amount gained through dishonest means
Guard well your secret
He who seeks more than what is necessary indulges in error
To oppress the weak is the worst tyranny
Do not bank on false hopes, for that is the capital of the dead
A wise man takes a lesson even from a minor lapse
Overpower desires and suspicions by patience and faith
He who does not take the middle course strays
A stranger is he who has no friends
When hopes are frustrated despair becomes the way of life
He who trusts the world, the world betrays him
The one, who knows himself, knows his creator
If you love God, tear out your heart's love of the world
The fear of God makes one secure
How can you rejoice this life that grows shorter each hour?
A world wide reputation can be undone by an hour's degradation
Three defects make life miserable; Vindictiveness, Jealousy, A bad character
One who is proud of worldly possessions in this fleeting existence is ignorant
Joy is followed by tears
Each breath of man is a step nearer to death
The best man among us is he who is most helpful to his fellow men
One who thinks himself the best is the worst
The hated person is one who returns evil for good
Virtue is the key to success
Learned men live after death; ignorant men are dead although alive
There is no treasure like knowledge gained
Knowledge is wisdom and educated man is the wise man
Experience is knowledge gained
He who never corrects himself will never correct another
Listen and you will teach yourself: remain silent, and you risk nothing
The one, who reflects on Gods gifts, succeeds
Ignorance harms a man more than a cancer
One of the signs of stupid man is the frequent change of opinion
Never speak when it is not the time for speech
Beware of backbiting it sows the seed of bitterness, and separates you from God and man
The best truth is the keeping of promises
Better be dumb than lie
Do not flatter, it is no sign of faith
A hypocrite's tongue is clean, but there is sickness in his heart.
Better to be alone than with bad company
Who ever sows good, reaps his reward
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{Invite (mankind, O Muhammad ) to the Way of your Lord (i.e. Islam) with wisdom (i.e. with the Divine Inspiration and the Qur'an) and fair preaching, and argue with them in a way that is better. Truly, your Lord knows best who has gone astray from His Path, and He is the Best Aware of those who are guided.}
(Holy Quran-16:125)
{And who is better in speech than he who [says: "My Lord is Allah (believes in His Oneness)," and then stands straight (acts upon His Order), and] invites (men) to Allah's (Islamic Monotheism), and does righteous deeds, and says: "I am one of the Muslims."} (Holy Quran-41:33)
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) said: "By Allah, if Allah guides one person by you, it is better for you than the best types of camels." [al-Bukhaaree, Muslim]
The prophet (peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) also said, "Whoever calls to guidance will have a reward similar to the reward of the one who follows him, without the reward of either of them being lessened at all."
[Muslim, Ahmad, Aboo Daawood, an-Nasaa'ee, at-Tirmidhee, Ibn Maajah]
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