A person of riyaa (showing off) has three characteristics : He is lazy when alone, energetic when with others, and increases in his actions when he is praised while decreasing in them when he is criticized. Ali ibn Abi Talib More Quotes by Ali ibn Abi Talib More Quotes From Ali ibn Abi Talib 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. Ali ibn Abi Talib hate giving thinking Never explain yourself to anyone, because the one who likes you would not need it, and the one dislikes you wouldn't believe it. Ali ibn Abi Talib likes believe needs Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic love knowledge Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushed it. Ali ibn Abi Talib flower compassion hands How strange and foolish is man. He looses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth. He ruins is present while worrying about his future - but weeps in the future by recalling his past. He lives as though death shall never come to him - but dies in a way as if he were never born. Ali ibn Abi Talib worry men past Your Remedy is within you, but you do not sense it. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic wisdom spiritual Never make a decision in anger and never make a promise in happiness. Ali ibn Abi Talib anger decision happiness The worst of our faults is our interest in other people's faults. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic faults people Do not feel lonely on the road of righteousness Because of the fewness of the walkers on it. Ali ibn Abi Talib righteousness walkers lonely A hopeless man sees difficulties in every chance, but a hopeful person sees chances in every difficulty. Ali ibn Abi Talib hopeful chance men Beautiful people are not always good, but good people are always beautiful. Ali ibn Abi Talib good-people beautiful people When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic wisdom wise Man comes from a drop of semen and leaves as a piece of dust. He doesn't know when he came and he doesn't know when he's leaving, yet he walks on the earth thinking he knows everything. Ali ibn Abi Talib dust men thinking You should desire for others what you desire for yourself, and hate for others what you hate for yourself. Do not oppress, just as you do not like to be oppressed. Do good to others just as you would like good to be done to you. Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others. Accept that treatment from others which you would like others to accept from you. Do not say to others what you do not like to be said to you. Ali ibn Abi Talib hate done desire Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him Ali ibn Abi Talib change wise inspiring People are of two types, they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity. Ali ibn Abi Talib islamic brother faith Life consists of two days: Ali ibn Abi Talib tests proud two Do not use the sharpness of your speech on your mother who taught you how to speak. Ali ibn Abi Talib speech use mother I will be patient till even patience tires of my patience. Ali ibn Abi Talib tire be-patient patient 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. Ali ibn Abi Talib eye heart men
