Quote #11
Mutilate not even a rabid dog.
More from Ali ibn Abi Talib
- I have never won a debate with an ignorant person.
- A wise man's bosom is the safe of his secrets.
- There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.
- 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…
- A man's measure is his will.
- 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.
- Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
- If someone's deeds lower his position, his pedigree cannot elevate it.