Hazrat Imam Ali R.A Quotes from Nahjul Balagha



 Lead such a life, that, when you die, the people may mourn you, and while you are alive they long for your company.



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



No wealth like education and no poverty like ignorance.



Body is purified by water. Ego by tears. Intellect is purified by knowledge. And soul is purified with love.



Never make a decision in anger,

and never make a promise in happiness.



The worst of our faults is our interest in other people’s faults.




How strange and foolish is man.

He loses his health in gaining wealth. Then to regain health he wastes his wealth. He ruins his present while worrying about his future – but weeps in the future by recalling his past. He lives as though death shall never come to him – but dies in a way as if he were never born.



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



It is wiser to abstain than to repent.



When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.



A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death.



Do not feel lonely on the road of righteousness because of the fewness of the walkers on it.



Surely, silence can sometimes be the most eloquent reply.



The vision of the eye is limited; the vision of the heart transcends all barriers of time and space.



I will be patient till even patience tires of my patience.



Do not hate what you do not know, for the greater part of knowledge consists of what you do not know.




Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.




Put aside your pride, 

Set down your arrogance, 

And remember your grave.




A moment of patience in a moment of anger prevents a thousand moments of regret.





Do not raise your children the way your parents raised you; they were born for a different time.




He who trusts the world,
the world betrays him.






Two things cause people to be destroyed: fear of poverty and seeking superiority through pride.



Hide the good you do, and make known the good done to you.






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

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