Whoever said in what is He(God), held that He is limited; and whoever said on what is He held He is not on something else. He is a Being but not through phenomenon of coming into being. He exists but not from non-existence. He is with everything but not in physical closeness. He is detached from everything but not in physical separation. He acts but without connotation of movements and apparatus. He sees even when there is none to be looked at from among His creation. He is only One, such that there is none with whom He may keep company or whom He may miss in its absence

Anger is insanity; it makes you feel sorry afterwards. However, if you do not feel any remorse afterwards then you are definitely insane

How astonishing man is that he speaks with fat, talks with a piece of flesh, hears with a bone and breathes through a hole

Inability is disaster; patience is bravery; abstinence is a treasure, self-restrain is a shield; and the best companion is submission to the Divine Will

He who adopts greed devalues himself; he who discloses his hardships to others will face humiliation

Live in the midst of people in such a way that when you die they would weep over you and while you are alive they long for your company

Two kinds of greedy people never get satisfied; the seeker of knowledge and the seeker of this world

Be fearful of a dignified man when he is hungry, and of a mean person when his belly is full

The worst sin is that which the sinner takes lightly

A wise man thinks first and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks

Contentment is a wealth that is not exhausted

Be generous but not excessive, be thrifty but not miserly

The worst friend is he for whom formality has to be observed

He who guards his secrets retains control in his own hands

Abstention from wrongdoing is better than seeking help afterwards

Greed is a permanent slavery

Vanity prevents improvement

O� son of Adam, whatever you earn beyond your basic needs, you will only be a trustee for someone else to use it

Obstinacy destroys good advice

The outcome of fear is disappointment and of shyness is frustration

The best form of piety is to conceal it from others

Remain active in your sickness as much as you can

He who is abandoned by relatives is dear to the strangers

Submission to God's will is the cure of the misery of the heart

Grief accelerates the aging process

He, who does not know his own worth is doomed to destruction

Opportunity moves quickly and rarely comes back

Good physical health comes from lack of jealousy

When you fall in poverty, trade with God through charity

When means increases, want decreases

Be flexible without becoming a wimp; Be strong without becoming aggressive

Authority, Power or Wealth do not change a man, they only reveal him

He, who knows humanity, prefers solitude

The best deed is the one which you have to force yourself to do

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Ibn Adi mentions in his book from Abu Saeed Khudri that the Prophet Muhammad(saw) said: “One who hates us, the Ahlul Bayt, is a hypocrite.”

Manqabat Imam Ali