Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib (A.S.)

"Do not let your difficulties fill you with anxiety, after all it is only in the darkest nights that stars shine more brightly."

"Life consists of two days, one for you one against you. So when it's for you don't be proud or reckless, and when it's against you be patient, for both days are test for you."

"Where are those who protect honour, and those self-respecting persons who defend respectable persons in the time of hardship? Shame is behind you while Paradise is in front of you."

"Remember that this world which you covet so ardently and attempt to acquire so earnestly, and which sometimes annoys you and sometimes pleases you so much, is neither your home nor a permanent destina…"

"Through us you got guidance in the darkness and secured high position, and through us you got out of the gloomy night. The ears which do not listen to the cries may become deaf. How can one who remain…"

"If you overpower your enemy, then pardon him by way of thankfulness to Allah, for being able to subdue him."

"Hearts of people are like wild beasts. They attach themselves to those who love and train them."

"Unfortunate is he who cannot gain a few sincere friends during his life and more unfortunate is the one who has gained them and then lost them ."