Sayings of Imam ALI  IBNE ABU TALIB (As)

       " Two kinds of people will be damned on my account : Those who form exaggerated 

                            opinion about me & those who under-estimate me because they hate me ".

• Any one who love us Ahlul Bayt Must be ready to face a life of austerity.
• There is enough Light for one who want to see .
• Death is never very far .
• One , who forsakes truth earns eternal damnation .
• One , who starts tyranny , will repent soon .
• Greed is permanent slavery .
• People often hate those things which they do not know or cannot understand.
• Loving one another is half of wisdom.
• One who rushes madly after inordinate desire ,runs the risk of encountering destruction & death.
• The best kind of wealth is to give up inordinate desire.
• A man can be valued through his sayings.
• When you fall ill do not get nervous about it & try as much as possible to be hopeful .
• The best form of devotion to Allah is not to make a show of it.
• Be generous but not extravagant, be frugal but not miserly.
• One who says unpleasant things about others ,will himself quickly become a target of their scandal.
• one who hopes inordinately ,impairs his deeds .
• Recommended prayers cannot attain the pleasures of Allah for you when obligatory prayers are left unattended.
• A wise man first thinks & then speaks & a fool speaks first & then thinks.
• A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue & a wise man's tongue is under the control of his mind.
• Value of a man depends upon his courage; his veracity depends upon his self respect & his chastity depends upon his sense of honor .
• Success is the result of foresight & resolution , foresight depends upon deep thinking & planning & the most important factor of planning is to keep your secrets to yourself.
• Be afraid of a gentleman when he is hungry ,& of a mean person when his stomach is full.
• So long as fortune is favoring you, your defects will remain covered .
• Only He who has the power to punish can pardon.
• There is no greater wealth than wisdom, no greater poverty then ignorance; no greater heritage than culture & no greater support than consultation.
• Patience is of two kinds; patience over what pains you ,& patience against what you covet.
• Wealth converts a strange land into home land & poverty turns a native place into a strange land.
• Contentment is the capital which will never diminish.
• Wealth is the fountainhead of passion.
• Whoever warns you against sins & vices is like the one who gives you good tidings.
• Tongue is a beast ,if it is let lose, it devours.
• Woman is a scorpion whose grip is sweet.
• The source of success of a claimant is the mediator.
• Lack of friends means stranger in one's own country.
• Not to have a thing is less humiliating then to beg it.
• Do not feel ashamed if the amount of charity is small because to refuse the needy is an act of greater shame.
• If you cannot get things as mush as you desire  then be contended with what you have.
• An ignorant person will always overdo a thing or neglect it totally.
• The wiser the man ,the less talkative will he be.
• Every breath you take is a step toward death.
• Anything which can be counted is finite & will come to an end.
• If matters get mixed up then scrutinize the cause & you will know what the effects will be.
• Value of each mean depends upon the art & skill which he has attained.
• One who imagines himself to be all knowing will surely suffer on account of his ignorance.
• I appreciate an old man's cautious opinion more then the velour of a young man.
• I wonder at a man who loses hope of salvation when the door of repentance is open for him.
• To lose or to waste an opportunity will result in grief & sorrow.
• No wealth is more useful than.
• If you understand Allah's majesty ,then you will not attach any importance to the creature.
• Grief is half of old age.
• Aid (from Allah) is in proportion to the trouble.
• One who practices moderation & frugality will never be threatened with poverty.
• One who adopts patience ,will never be deprived of success though it may take along time to reach him.
• Accept promises of only those persons who can steadfastly adhere to their pledges.
• Everyone has an end ,it may be pleasant or sorrowful .
• One ,who enters the place of evil repute has no right to complaint against a man who speaks ill of him.
• One ,who acquires power cannot avoid favoritism.
• One ,who guards his secrets has complete control over his affairs.
• Poverty is the worst form of death.
• One should not obey anyone against the commands of Allah.
• Conceit is a barrier to progress & improvement.
• Death is near & our mutual company is short.
• It is wiser to abstain then to repent.
• One who seeks advice learn to realize his mistakes.
• One who struggles for the cause of Allah secures victory over his enemies.
• When you feel afraid or nervous to do a thing then do it because the real harm which you may thus receive is less poignant then its exception & fear.
• Your supremacy over other is in proportion to the extent of your knowledge & wisdom.
• Deficiency will result in shame & sorrow but caution & foresight will bring peace & security.
• To keep silent when you can say something wise & useful is as bad as keeping on propagating foolish & unwise thoughts.
• If two opposite theories are propagated one will be wrong.
• When truth was revealed to me I never doubted it.
• One who cannot benefit by patience will die grief.
• Minds get tired like bodies. when you feel that your mind is tired ,then invigorate it with sober advice.
• One who comes into power often oppresses.
• Adversities often bring good qualities to the front.
• If a friend envies you ,then he is not a true friend.
• Avarice dulls the faculties of judgment & wisdom.
• Oppression & tyranny are the worse companions for the Hereafter.
• The best deed of a great man is to forgive & forget.
• Bear sorrows & calamities patiently ,otherwise you will never be happy.
• A greedy man will always find himself in the shackles of humanity.
• I never lied & the thing revealed to me were not false. I never misled anybody nor was I misled.

     The above sayings are compiled & selected from " Sayings  of  imam  Ali  Ibne  Abu  Talib (As) " Published by " The  Habib  Foundation " in the year 1993. The book mentioned above is the collection of the  Sayings of " Hazrat  imam  ALI  (As) " originally compiled in Arabic along with the sermons & letters of Maulana Ali under the caption " Nahjul  balagha "