Ali ibn Abi Talib

“The tongue is a beast; if it is let loose, it will devour.”

“Do not feel lonely on the path of truth because of the fewness of its followers.”

“Silence is the best reply to a fool.”

“The best revenge is to improve yourself.”

“A man's worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.”

“The disease of the heart is worse than the disease of the body.”

“Be like a flower that gives its fragrance even to the hand that crushes it.”

“Two things define you: Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything.”

“Opportunities pass by like clouds, so take advantage of them when they appear.”

“Do not be a slave to others when Allah has created you free.”

“Your remedy is within you, but you do not sense it. Your sickness is from you, but you do not perceive it.”

“Patience is of two kinds: patience over what pains you, and patience against what you covet.”

“The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.”

“There is no wealth like wisdom, no poverty like ignorance, no inheritance like culture and no support like consultation.”

“He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.”

“The most complete gift of God is a life based on knowledge.”

“Live amongst people in such a manner that if you die they weep over you and if you are alive they crave for your company.”

“A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.”

“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.”

“People are of two types: they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity.”