People From Medina

"There is no pain worse than ignorance and lack of intelligence."

"Learn knowledge and science from him who teaches it, even if he doesn't practice what he preaches."

"How beautiful it is when goodness succeeds badness; and how unappealing it is when evil succeeds goodness."

"There is no strength higher than overcoming carnal desire."

"Being sociable and affable with people brings kindness and friendship."

"The parable of a man greedy of this world is the parable of the silk worm: the more it winds the thread round itself the farther it becomes from salvation, until it dies of grief."