Sayings Of Hazrat Ali a.s

• Sayings of Imam Ali Ibn Abi Talib (A.S.)

The following sayings of Imam Ali (A.S) are taken from Du'a-e Kumail, trans. N. Hussein Mardi, Chehel Sotoon Theological School: Iran, 1989.

• The most complete gift of God is a life based on knowledge. 
• The innumerable fools have made the learned very scarce. 
• The learned man understands the ignorant for he was once ignorant for he was once ignorant himself. 
• The ignorant man does not understand the learned for he has never been learned himself. 
• Knowledge gives life to the soul. 
• To respect the learned is to respect God. 
• Knowledge creates fear of God. 
• Practice makes knowledge perfect. 
• To teach is to learn. 
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• Honesty is Divine language. 
• To fulfill promises is the highest form of integrity. 
• Truth means conformity of speech with the Divine mode of working. 
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• Friendship is impossible with a liar. 
• Misrepresentation spoils narration. 
• Lying spoils news. 
• Enemity is the occupation of fools. 
• One's obedience to God is proportionate to one's wisdom. 
• To fight against one's own desires is highest wisdom. 
• The wise aim at perfection. 
• The foolish aim at wealth. 
• To separate oneself from things of time and to connect oneself with things of eternity is highest wisdom. 
• He is really wise whose actions reflect his words. 

• Humility is the product of knowledge. 
• Self-conceit poisons the mind. 
• Self-conceit impedes progress. 
• Pride mars greatness. 
• Humility is one of the nets spread by real greatness. 
• Boasting issues from small minds.