"The strongest of men is he who is powerful over his anger."
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
أَقْوَى النَّاسِ مَنْ قَوِيَ عَلَى غَضَبِهِ.
— غرر الحكم
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
أَقْوَى النَّاسِ مَنْ قَوِيَ عَلَى غَضَبِهِ.
— غرر الحكم
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
أَعْظَمُ الْحِكْمَةِ الرِّفْقُ.
— غرر الحكم
"Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die, they weep over you, and if you are alive, they crave for your company."
— Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 9
Arabic:
عَاشِرِ النَّاسَ عِشْرَةً إِنْ مِتَّ مَعَهَا بَكَوْا عَلَيْكَ، وَإِنْ عِشْتَ حَنُّوا إِلَيْكَ.
— نهج البلاغة، الحكمة 9
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
أَتَمُّ النِّعْمَةِ الصَّلاحُ.
— غرر الحكم
"The most exalted worship is to supplicate in secret."
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
أَفْضَلُ الْعِبَادَةِ الدُّعَاءُ فِي السِّرِّ.
— غرر الحكم
"The heart of a fool is in his mouth, and the tongue of a wise man is in his heart."
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
قَلْبُ الأَحْمَقِ فِي فِيهِ، وَلِسَانُ الْحَكِيمِ فِي قَلْبِهِ.
— غرر الحكم
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
أَثْمَنُ الْغِنَى الْعَقْلُ، وَأَشَدُّ الْفَقْرِ الْحُمْقُ.
— غرر الحكم
"Worship is not abundant prayer and fasting; rather, it is abundant reflection on the affair of Allah."
— Al-Kafi, Volume 2, Page 55
Arabic:
لَيْسَ الْعِبَادَةُ كَثْرَةَ الصَّلَاةِ وَالصَّوْمِ، إِنَّمَا الْعِبَادَةُ كَثْرَةُ التَّفَكُّرِ فِي أَمْرِ اللَّهِ.
— الكافي، ج٢، ص٥٥
"The fruit of the heart is the tongue, and the fruit of the tongue is good conduct."
— Ghurar al-Hikam
Arabic:
ثَمَرَةُ الْقَلْبِ اللِّسَانُ، وَثَمَرَةُ اللِّسَانِ حُسْنُ الْخُلُقِ.
— غرر الحكم