Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘To see your enemy plunging in acts of disobedience to God because of you is a sufficient victory from God to you.’

- Tuhaf Al-Uqoul

Imam Ali (AS) said:

In times of difficulty, feelings of malice disappear.

- Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The chest of a man of intellect is the strongbox of his secret.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Equity is the most superior of merits.

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Imam Zayn al-Abidin (AS) said, ‘The most favorable of you to God is certainly the owner of the best deeds.’

- Tuhaf Al-Uqoul

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Verily death has been tied to your forelocks whilst this world coils behind you.

- Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Munificence is the best of traits.

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The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Verily Allah has not sent me with monasticism, rather the best religion with Allah is the upright and liberal one.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Do not spend your wealth in sinful acts thereby coming before your Lord without any [good] deed.

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Prophet Jesus (AS) said, ‘Little utterance is a great perception; therefore, keep silent for it is a good meekness.fewness of sins, and forgiveness of guilt.’

- Tuhaf Al-Uqoul

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Covering up the faults [of others] is generosity and virtue.

- Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech

The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Standing guard for a single night for the sake of Allah is better than a thousand nights spent in worship followed by fasting during the day.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

The highest degree of faith is befriending for the sake of Allah, having enmity for the sake of Allah, spending on each other for the sake of Allah and establishing ties with each other for the sake of Allah, the Glorified.

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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Self-restraint is the adornment of poverty.’

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Change your grey hair [by dyeing it] and do not resemble the Jews.

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Imam Ali (AS) said:

Whoever is good to his parents, his child will be good to him.

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Imam al-‘Askari (AS) said, ‘The faithful believer is a blessing for the believers and a claim against he disbelievers.’

- Tuhaf Al-Uqoul

Imam Ali (AS) said:

One who is enticed by lustful desires permits his soul to be a target of calamities.

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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Teach your children to pray, and take them to account for it when they reach puberty.’Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6305

- Mizan al-Hikmah

Imam Ali (AS) said:

Verily the renunciation of a tyrant's reign is to the extent of the desire for the reign of a just ruler.

- Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech