Quote #200
Deficiency will result in shame and sorrow but caution and foresight will bring peace and security.
More from Ali ibn Abi Talib
- Greed is permanent slavery.
- To keep silent when you can say something wise and useful is as bad as keeping on propagating foolish and unwise thoughts.
- Obstinacy will prevent you from a correct decision.
- If two opposite theories are propagated one will be wrong.
- If you want to remove evil from the minds of others then first give up evil intentions yourself.
- When truth was revealed to me I never doubted it.
- The best way to punish an evil-doer is to reward handsomely a good person for his good deeds.
- I never lied and the things revealed to me were not false I never misled anybody nor was I misled.