Imam Ali Wise Sayings 3

If the deeds of someone accord (him) a back status, he cannot be given a front status simply on account of his lineage.
To render relief to the grief-stricken and to provide comfort in hardship means the atonement of great sins.
O son of Adam! When you see that your Lord, the Glorified One, bestows His favors on you while you are disobeying Him, you should fear Him.
Whenever a person conceals a thing in his heart, it manifests itself through unintentional words from his tongue and (in) the expressions of his face.
Keep walking in your sickness as long as you can.
The best part of moderation is to conceal it.
When you are running away from the world and death is approaching, there is no question of delay in the encounter.
Fear! Fear! By Allah, He has hidden your sins, so much so that it is as though He has forgiven them!
The doer of good is better than the good itself, and the doer of evil is worse than the evil itself.
Be generous but not extravagant; be thrifty but not stingy.