Alī ibn Abī Ṭālib Quotes

It is wiser to abstain than to repent.

Every person who is tempted to go astray, does not deserve punishment.

Imam Ali said Nawf! Those are the fortunate people who adopt piety as the principle of their lives and are fully attentive to their welfare for the Hereafter. They accept bare earth as the most comfortable bed and water as the most pleasant drink. They adopt the Holy Qur'an and prayers as their guide and protector and like Prophet Jesus Christ (Isa) they forsake the world and its vicious pleasure.

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

A conceited and self-admiring person is disliked by others; charity and alms are the best remedy for ailments and calamities; one has to account in the next world for the deeds that he has done in this world.

A man sarcastically started praising Imam Ali, though he had no faith in him and Imam Ali hearing these praises from him said "I am less than what you tell about me but more than what you think about me."

If you cannot get things as much as you desire than be contented with what you have.

Oppression and tyranny are the worse companions for the Hereafter.

When some blessings come to you, do not drive them away through thanklessness.

Being ungrateful for a blessing causes it to be taken away.

There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence.

Whoever warns you against sins and vices is like the one who gives you good tidings.

Adversities often bring good qualities to the front.

Self-conceit impedes progress.

The weakest man is the one who is able to correct his moral defects, but doesn't take action.