Asceticism is not that you should not own anything, but that nothing should own you. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
People’s hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Do for this life as if you live forever, do for the afterlife as if you die tomorrow. — Ali Ibn Abi Talib