Imam Ali Wise Sayings 1

During civil disturbance be like an adolescent camel who has neither a back strong enough for riding nor udders for milking.
Whoever adopts greed as a habit devalues himself; whoever discloses his hardship agrees to be humiliated, and whoever allows his tongue to overpower his soul debases the soul.
Miserliness is a shame; cowardice is a defect; poverty disables an intelligent man from arguing his case, and a destitute person is a stranger in his own home town.
Incapability is a catastrophe; endurance is bravery; abstinence is a wealth; self-restraint is a shield (against sinning), and the best company is submission (to Allah’s will).
Knowledge is a venerable estate; good manners are new outfits, and thinking is a clear mirror.
The bosom of the wise is the safe of his secrets; cheerfulness is the bond of friendship; effective forbearance is the grave of shortcomings.
Charity is an effective cure, and the actions of people in their present life will be before their eyes in the next.
How wonderful is man: He speaks with fat, talks with a piece of flesh, hears with a bone and breathes through a hole!
When this world advances towards anyone (with its riches), it attributes to him the good of others, and when it turns away from him, it deprives him of his own good.
Deal with people in such a manner that if you die, they should weep for you, and if you live they should long for you.