Authority, power, and wealth do not change a man; they only reveal him.
Fear the sins that you commit in secret, because the Witness of those sins is the Judge Himself!
Courtesy costs nothing, but buys everything.
Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly.
The sin which makes you sad and repentant is more liked by Allah than the good deed which turns you arrogant.
Greed is permanent slavery.
A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested on three occasions: in time of need, behind your back, and after your death.
Safety lies in silence. It is easier to rectify what you miss by silence, than to secure what you lose by speaking.
Either you are just or unjust. If you are just, then you will not keep aloof from the people, but will listen to them and meet their requirements. But if you are unjust, the people themselves will keep away from you.
A man’s worth depends upon the nobility of his aspirations.
Poverty is the worst form of death.
There is no rest for the person who has envy, and there is no love for the person who has bad manners.
The best deed of a great man is to forgive and forget.
To maintain nice relations with people is half of intelligence, nice questioning is half of knowledge, and nice domestic arrangements are half of the management of livelihood.
Nothing hurts a good soul and kind heart more than to live amongst people who can’t understand it.
Silence is the best reply to a fool.
Blessed is he whose own faults keep him from seeing the faults of others.
People’s hearts are like wild animals. They attach their selves to those that love and train them.
Everyone who is taken by death asks for more time, while everyone who still has time makes excuses for procrastination.
He who trusts the world, the world betrays him.