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“Be like the flower
 who even gives its fragrance 
to the hand that crushes it”

—Imam Ali

“Be the flower that gives its fragrance to even the hand that crushes it”

—Ali ibn Abi Talib

 

“Dont talk about your riches infront of the poor, dont talk about your good health infront of the sick, dont talk about your power infront of the weak, dont talk about the joys of your life infront of the sad ones, dont talk about your freedom infront of the captivated, dont talk about your children infront of those who cant have any, and dont talk about your parents infront of the orphans, for their wounds cannot withstand more”

— Ali ibn Abi Talib (r.a)

“I praise my lord not because I'm afraid of hell or want to get into heaven, but because I see Allah as worthy of my prayer and praise.”

—Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (as)

“I know myself better than others do, and my Lord knows me better than I know myself. O God! Do not take me to task because of what they say; make me better than what they think of me; and forgive me for those things they do not know about me.”

—Imam ‘Ali ibn Abi Talib (ra) | Nahj al-Balagha (Beirut: Mu’assassah al-‘Ala lil-Matbu’at, 1424/2003), 416.

“Eyesight is useless if the insight is blind.”

—Imam Ali (as)

“Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety. After all, it is only in the darkest nights that the stars shine more brilliantly.”

—Imam Ali (ra) 

“Be like the flower who even gives its fragrance to the hand that crushes it”

—Imam Ali

“Treat money as if it were the dirt below your feet. Because when dirt comes over your head, it becomes your grave. ”

—Imam Ali (as)

“I wonder about the man who loses hope despite the possibility of seeking forgiveness”

—Imam Ali (عليه السلام‎), Nahj al-Balagha, Sayings of Imam Ali (#87)

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

—Imam Ali (A.S)

“I sat watchful at the gate of my heart, and let no one except God in.”

—Imam ’Alī b. Abī Ṭālib 
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