Ali ibn Abi Talib

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

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

“He who is greedy is disgraced; he who discloses his hardship will always be humiliated.”

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

“The best revenge is to improve yourself.”

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

“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.”

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

“A hopeless man sees difficulties in every chance, but a hopeful man sees chances in every difficulty.”

“Fear God and you will have no cause to fear anyone.”

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

“Silence is the best reply to a fool.”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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