11 Quotes by Hazrat Ali ibn Abu-Talib

Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control ofhis mind.

So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered.

Generosity is to help a deserving person without his request, and if you help him after hisrequest, then it is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke.

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

The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.

Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what youcovet.

The best form of devotion to the service of Allah is not to make a show of it.

Wealth converts a strange land into homeland and poverty turns a native place into astrange land.