1. On Wisdom & Knowledge
๐ “Knowledge is better than wealth. Knowledge guards you, but you have to guard wealth.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 147
2. On Patience
๐ “Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 55
3. On Justice
๐ “The best way to punish an enemy is to do good to him.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 11
4. On Character
๐ “A person is hidden under his tongue.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 148
5. On Generosity
๐ “The wealth of a miser is as useless as a stone in the middle of a river, neither it benefits him nor anyone else.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 123
6. On Gratitude
๐ “One who is not thankful for small blessings will not be thankful for big ones.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 162
7. On Friendship
๐ “The worst friend is he who is only with you when you are wealthy and leaves you when you are poor.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 217
8. On Faith
๐ “Faith stands on four pillars: Patience, Conviction, Justice, and Jihad (struggle in the way of truth).”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 31
9. On Silence
๐ “When wisdom reaches perfection, words become few.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 349
10. On Arrogance
๐ “Pride prevents a man from seeking knowledge.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 263
11. On Envy
๐ “Envy eats away faith just as fire consumes wood.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 38
12. On Time
๐ “Time wears out bodies, renews hopes, brings death closer, and takes away desires.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 114
13. On Hard Work
๐ “Do not be a slave to others when Allah has created you free.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 426
14. On Forgiveness
๐ “The best revenge is to forgive.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 201
15. On Hypocrisy
๐ “The tongue of a wise man is behind his heart, and the heart of a fool is behind his tongue.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 40
16. On Leadership
๐ “He who is greedy is disgraced; he who discloses his hardship is humiliated; he who has no control over his tongue often gets into trouble.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 56
17. On Death
๐ “O People! You are moving fast with the hope that never ends, while death is chasing you.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 28
18. On Charity
๐ “Blessings are connected with gratitude, and gratitude is connected with more giving. The two are tied together, and will never separate.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 138
19. On Intelligence
๐ “A foolโs mind is at the mercy of his tongue, while a wise manโs tongue is controlled by his mind.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Saying 40
20. On Worldly Desires
๐ “This world is like a snake, soft to touch but full of venom.”
๐ Nahjul Balagha, Sermon 112