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1. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: During civil disturbance be like an adolescent camel who has neither a back strong enough for riding nor udders for milking.
2. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Whoever adopts greed as a habit devalues himself; whoever discloses his hardship agrees to be humiliated, and whoever allows his tongue to overpower his soul debases the soul.
3. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Miserliness is a shame; cowardice is a defect; poverty disables an intelligent man from arguing his case, and a destitute person is a stranger in his own home town.
4. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Incapability is a catastrophe; endurance is bravery; abstinence is a wealth; self-restraint is a shield (against sinning), and the best company is submission (to Allah’s will).
5. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Knowledge is a venerable estate; good manners are new outfits, and thinking is a clear mirror.
6. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: The bosom of the wise is the safe of his secrets; cheerfulness is the bond of friendship; effective forbearance is the grave of shortcomings.
It is narrated that Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib (p.b.u.h.) said the following in order to explain this meaning: Mutual reconciliation is the covering for shortcomings, and whoever admires himself attracts many opponents against him.
7. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Charity is an effective cure, and the actions of people in their present life will be before their eyes in the next.
8. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: How wonderful is man: He speaks with fat, talks with a piece of flesh, hears with a bone and breathes through a hole!
9. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: When this world advances towards anyone (with its riches), it attributes to him the good of others, and when it turns away from him, it deprives him of his own good.
10. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Deal with people in such a manner that if you die, they should weep for you, and if you live they should long for you.
11. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: When you gain power over your adversary, pardon him as your way of expressing thanks [to Allah] for being able to overpower him.
12. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said: The most helpless of all men is whoever cannot find a few brothers during his life, but still more helpless is whoever finds such a brother but loses him.
13. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: When you get (only) small favors, do not push them away by being ungrateful.
14. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Whoever is abandoned by near ones is dear to remote ones.
15. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Every mischief monger cannot even be reproved.
16. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: All matters are subject to destiny, so much so that sometimes death results from effort.
17. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him was asked to explain the saying of the Messenger of Allah that: “Banish your old age (by hair-dye) and do not acquire resemblance to the Jews.” Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib (p.b.u.h.) replied: The Prophet (p.b.u.h.) said this at a time when the religion was confined to a few, but now that its expanse has widened and it is firmly settled, everyone is free in his action.
18. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following about those who avoided fighting on his side: They abandoned righteousness but did not support wrong.
19. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Whoever gallops with a loose rein collides with death.
20. Imam Ali ibn Aba Talib, peace be upon him said the following: Forgive the shortcomings of considerate people because when they fall into error, Allah raises them up.
