More from Ali ibn Abi Talib

  1. Mutilate not even a rabid dog.
  2. 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…
  3. I have never won a debate with an ignorant person.
  4. 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.
  5. There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance.
  6. If someone's deeds lower his position, his pedigree cannot elevate it.
  7. A man's measure is his will.
  8. A virtuous person is better than virtue and a vicious person is worse than vice.

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