193 Quotes by Ali ibn abi talib

A man's behavior is the index of the man, and his discourse is the index of his understanding.

Your Remedy is within you, but you do not sense it. Your Sickness is from you, but you do not perceive it. You Presume you are a small entity, But within you is enfolded the entire universe. You are indeed the evident book, By whose alphabet the hidden becomes the manifest. Therefore, you have no need to look beyond yourself, What you seek is within you, if only you reflect.

Of all the follies the greatest is to love the world.

Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn't believe it.

Not every man with a heart is understanding, nor every man with an ear a listener, and nor every man with eyes able to see.

Hate no one, no matter how much they've wronged you. Live humbly, no matter how wealthy you become. Think positively, no matter how hard life is. Give much, even if you've been given little. Keep in touch with the ones who have forgotten you, and forgive who has wronged you, and do not stop praying for the best for those you love.

To fight against one's desires is the greatest of all fights.

Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.

When wisdom reaches the acme of perfection, it will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires.