Quote #176
You have been shown, if you only care to see; you have been advised if you care to take advantage of advice; you have been told if you care to listen to good counsels.
More from Ali ibn Abi Talib
- You are ordained to recognize the Imams (the right successors of the Holy Prophet) and to obey them.
- Admonish your brother (comrade) by good deeds and kind regards, and ward off his evil by favouring him.
- Accept promises of only those persons who can stead- fastly-adhere to their pledges.
- One, who enters the places of evil repute has no right to complain against a man who speaks ill of him.
- One who assents or subsribes to the actions of a group or a party is as good as having committed the deed himself. A man who joins a sinful…
- One, who acquires power cannot avoid favouritism.
- One, who adopts patience, will never be deprived of success though it may take a long time to reach him.
- One, who is willful and conceited will suffer losses and calamities and one who seeks advice can secure advan- tages of many counsels.