Hazrat Ali Ibn Abu-Talib Quotes

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

He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.

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

Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.

Surely silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.

The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.

Dislike in yourself what you dislike in others.

Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.

You were ordered to obey to Allah, and you were create to perform good deeds.

Every breath you take is a step forward toward death. (Hazrat Ali-As)

The tongue is like a lion, if you let it loose, it will wound someone.

Honesty will guide you to goodness, and goodness will invite you to heaven.

Tears only dry up as a result of hardness of the heart, and the hearts only harden as a result of frequent sinning.

Nothing hurts a good soul and a kind heart more than to live amongst people who cannot understand it.

It’s never the value of water but thirst, it’s never the value of life but death and it’s never about the friendship but trust.

When you get ill do not get nervous about it and try as much as possible to be hopeful.

If you want to change the world, learn to change yourself first.

So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered.

Generosity is to help a deserving person without his request, and if you help him after hisrequest, then it is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke.

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control ofhis mind.

A brother is like gold and a friend is like diamond. If gold cracks you can melt it and make it just like it was before. If a diamond cracks, it can never be like it was before.

When the world pushes you to your knees, you're in the perfect position to pray

A wise man always has something to say, whereas a fool always needs to say something.

Beware of speaking too much, for it increases mistakes and engenders boredom.

Patience ensures victory.

How strange is man that when he is afraid of something he runs away from it, but when he is afraid of Allah, he gets closer to Him.

A graceful refusal is better than a lengthy promise.

Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you.