Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib A.S

“Honesty will guide you to goodness, and goodness will invite you to heaven.”

“Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.”

“Beware! Abstain from shedding blood without a valid cause. There is nothing more harmful than this which brings about one’s ruin. The blood that is willfully shed shortens the life of a state. On the Day of Judgement it is this crime for which one will have to answer first. So, beware! Do not wish to build the strength of your state on blood for, it is this blood which ultimately weakens the state and passes it into other hands. Before me and my God no excuse for willful killing can be entertained.”

“Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.”

“Our followers are like bees which live among birds. None of the birds recognize the bees because of their small size and weakness. They would not treat them this way if they realized that these very small bees can carry honey which is very valuable in their stomachs.”

“A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise.”

“Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.”

“Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it.”

“A brother is like gold and a friend is like diamond. If gold cracks you can melt it and make it just like it was before. If a diamond cracks, it can never be like it was before.”

“Patience ensures victory.”

“How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of Allah, he gets closer to Him.”

“Tears only dry up as a result of hardness of the heart, and the hearts only harden as a result of frequent sinning.”

“It’s never the value of water but thirst, it’s never the value of life but death and it’s never about the friendship but trust.”

“When you get ill do not get nervous about it and try as much as possible to be hopeful.”

“Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.”

“Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.”

“Woman is a delicate creature with strong emotions who has been created by the Almighty God to shoulder responsibility for educating society and moving toward perfection. God created woman as symbol of His own beauty and to give solace to her partner and her family.”

“A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something.”

“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”

“When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray”