Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and more unfortunate is the one who has gained them and then lost them (through his deeds).

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)

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 (tongue).

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)

The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires. by Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Na...

The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desires.

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)

A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first a... by Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Na...

A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)

Be afraid of a gentleman when he is hungry, and of a mean person... by Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Na...

Be afraid of a gentleman when he is hungry, and of a mean person when his stomach is full.

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)

Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly. by Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Na...

Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly.

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)

If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him.

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)

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.

Hazrat Ali Ibn-e-Abi Talib, Nahj-ul-Balagha (Sermons and sayings Compilation)