Nahj al-Balagha

Nahj al-Balagha 2146

212. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A man’s vanity for himself is one of the enemies of his intelligence. [1…

Nahj al-Balagha 2147

215. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Opposition destroys good counsel.

Nahj al-Balagha 2148

218. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Jealousy by a friend means defect in his love.

Nahj al-Balagha 2149

221. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The worst provision for the Day of Judgement is high-handedness over peo…

Nahj al-Balagha 2150

224. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Excess of silence produces awe; justice results in more close friends; g…

Nahj al-Balagha 2151

227. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, was asked about belief (īmān) when he said: Belief means appreciation with the…

Nahj al-Balagha 2152

230. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Be a sharer with him who has an abundant livelihood because he is more p…

Nahj al-Balagha 2153

233. Amīr al-mu’minīn said to his son al-Ḥasan, peace be upon them both: Do not call out for fighting, but if you are ca…

Nahj al-Balagha 2154

236. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: By Allāh, this world of yours is more lowly in my view than the (left ov…

Nahj al-Balagha 2155

238. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Woman is evil, all in all; and the worst of it is that one cannot do wit…

Nahj al-Balagha 2156

241. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The day of the oppressed over the oppressor will be severer than the day…

Nahj al-Balagha 2157

244. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Surely in every blessing there is a right of Allāh. If one discharges th…

Nahj al-Balagha 2158

248. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: If a person has a good idea about you make his idea be true.

Nahj al-Balagha 2159

251. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The sourness of this world is the sweetness of the next world while the …

Nahj al-Balagha 2160

253. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, used to say: If you want an oppressor to take an oath ask him to swear like th…