More from Ali ibn Abi Talib

  1. There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.
  2. Mutilate not even a rabid dog.
  3. A man's measure is his will.
  4. A wise man's bosom is the safe of his secrets.
  5. Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
  6. 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 (tong…
  7. A poor man is like a foreigner in his own country.
  8. Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.

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