Imam Ali Wise Sayings 5

Fear the might of a noble person when he is hungry and that of an ignoble person when he is satisfied.
The hearts of the people are like wild beasts. If someone tries to tame them, they will pounce back upon him.
So long as your status is good, your defects will remain covered.
Themost capable of pardoning is whoever is the most powerful to punish.
Generosity is that which is by one’s own initiative because giving on being asked is either out of selfrespect or to avoid rebuke.
There is no wealth like wisdom, no destitution like ignorance, no inheritance like refinement and no support like consultation.
Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience regarding what you covet.
With wealth, a strange land is a homeland, while with destitution, even a homeland is a strange land.. A stranger even in his own homeland.
Contentment is wealth that does not diminish.
Wealth is the fountainhead of passions.