Quote #15
If someone's deeds lower his position, his pedigree cannot elevate it.
More from Ali ibn Abi Talib
- 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.
- A virtuous person is better than virtue and a vicious person is worse than vice.
- 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…
- Seek help from those who were satiated and then hungry, not from those who were hungry and then satiated.
- A wise man's bosom is the safe of his secrets.
- Only He who has the power to punish can pardon.
- Mutilate not even a rabid dog.
- Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.