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Page 72 of 104Kosar ghadirestan Center Nabi (S) www.ghadirestan.comIMAM ALI (S) Sunshine of Civilized Islambe changed except habits. 15- The one, who becomes idle, will miss his personal andsocial rights. 16- Religion does not agree with caprice. Caprice is foe prevailing overreason. 17- He was asked: “What is good?” He said: “Good is not muchness of money andchildren but muchness of knowledge.” 18- Injustice of judges is the most disgraced act.19- The highest compassion is to share the brothers in sorrow and in joy. 20- Where arethe tyrants and the sons of the tyrants? (He meant that they had perished without takinganything from this world with them). 21- Wealth is the fountain of the sins. 22- Whoeverwarns you of fault is like one who gives you good tidings. 23- The one, who becomes aleader of the people, has to educate himself before educating the others. His educatingmust be by his doings before his sayings. The one, who educates and instructs himself, ismore estimable than those, who teach and instruct the others. 24- No wealth is moreprofitable than wisdom. 25- No loneliness is sadder than haughtiness. 26- No intellect isbetter than tact. 27- No greatness is like abstinence. No courage is like avoiding sins. 28-No compassion is like good humor. 29- No inheritance is like politeness. 30- No guide is likeGod's favor to grant prosperity. 31- No trade is like beneficence. 32- No profit is like divinereward. 33- No virtuousness is like reluctance to do doubtful things. 34- No knowledge islike meditation. 35- No worship is like performing religious decrees. 36- No belief is likemodesty and fortitude. 37- No greatness is like humility. 38- No honor is like knowledgeand no aid is like consulting with wise friends. 39- The value of every man is due to hisgoodness. 40- Take knowledge from every where as possible as you can. 41- Everymaterial thing passes away and every expected thing is to come at last. 42- Woman is as ascorpion but her sting is honey. 43- Wealth is the basis of every sin. 44- Being loosetonguedis like being a beast. 45- Death is near and the company of the friends is short. 46-Avoiding sins is easier than repenting afterward. 47- He, who looks for riches, deniesevery thing else and he, who acts according to his mind only, will be ruined. He, whoconsults the others, participates with them in their minds. 48- For me the thinking of anexperienced (old) man is more admirable than of a dexterous young man. 49- I knew Allahby the changing of decisions, the breaking of wills and the resolving of problems bythemselves. (There is a metaphysical power above us that controls our affairs). 50- Becareful not to waste the blessings of Allah because everything you waste, does not comeback again. 51- It is a surprise to me how a miser hurries to poverty, from which he runsaway and he misses the wealth, which he looks for. He lives like the poor in this world andhe will be punished like the rich in the afterworld. I wonder about the selfish and haughty