A poor man is like a foreigner in his own country.
Ali ibn Abi Talib
He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, And he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.
friends friend enemy
No one has ever suffered from his people as I have.
people justice
People's hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.
people hearts animals wild train love
Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.
broken hard
A man's measure is his will.
man measure
You [humans] think that you an insignificant, while there is a great universe contained in you.
universe great
Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He he glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal. Remember the reply of the righteous slave to Moses when he said to him: 'May I follow you so that you can teach me what you know about what is right?' He replied: 'Surely you will not be able to be patient with me. How can you be patient about something which you do not understand?'
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If poverty were a man, I would have slain him.
poverty man
To make one good action succeed another, is the perfection of goodness.
action good goodness perfection succeed
man poor country
Let me alone, and go in search of someone else.
search
These are the orders issued by the creature of Allah, Ali, the son Abu Taalib (a) to Maalik, the son of Ashtar when he appointed Maalik as the Governor of Egypt to collect Zakat there, to combat the enemies of Islam and Egypt, to work for the welfare of its people and to look after its prosperity.
prosperity enemies people work order
Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow.
life
Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.
help
He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome.
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