"I wonder at those who think about their body's food, but do not think about their soul's food. They keep away disturbing food from their belly, but fill up their hearts with destructive subjects."

"Both the abodes (this world and the Hereafter) are grasped by the intellect, and whoever is deprived of the intellect is deprived of them both."

"Am I not the proof (Hujjat) of the Almighty, being his remembrance upon his creatures? Did not the Holy Prophet of Islam (saww) say, "Hasan and Husayn are two Leaders (Imāms), whether they are sitting or standing"? If I had not done this work (signed the peace treaty), nobody from amongst the Shī‘as would have remained in this world, and everybody would have been killed and annihilated."

"The person who obeys the unique God, will not fear the anger of the creatures of God."

"He, who is certain of recompense (from Allah), will give generously."

"God has some areas where he likes to be supplicated in, and the prayer of the supplicator is accepted (in those areas); the sanctuary of Husayn (a.s.) is one of these."

"I am among Ahlul Bayt, whom God has made obligatory on all Muslims to love. He, the Blessed and Most High, has said: "I do not ask of you any reward for it except love for (my) kin; and whoever earns good, We will give him more of good" [Qur'an, 42:23]. Therefore, earning good is showing love for us, Ahlul Bayt."

"Mind the time when you would be lying before your family members, and there would be no physician to stop it (death), and no friend to benefit you."

"Envy destroys good deeds"

"Poverty and adversity is the cause of the soul’s rebellion, revolt, and the gravity of dismay."

"Wisdom doesn't affect corrupt hearts."

"Indeed, both the scholar and the student share the prosperity."

"It suffices for you to have good manners by giving up what you hate of others."

"Don't ever give up precaution and farsightedness before attempting any work, and remember the result of negligence and nonchalance."

"If one of you gives (charity) with his right hand, let him conceal that from his left hand, and if he prays, let him conceal that."

"Both professor and student share in the pursuit of excellence and perfection."

"The value and rank of a learned man is more than his knowledge."

"Jealousy is the cause of erosion of good deeds, as well as the attracter of chastisement."

"The torturing and testing of parents, is followed by shortage (of sustenance), and being driven towards belittlement and humiliation."

"A parents' dissatisfaction causes poverty and leads to humiliation."

"Faith is that which hearts acknowledge and deeds prove, and Islam is that which tongues witness and marriage becomes lawful with."

"al-Hadi narrated from his forefathers that the Prophet said, "Love Allah for the blessings He gives you, and love me for the love of Allah, and love my household for my love!""

"The one who performs a deed and his heart does not believe in that deed, Allah will not accept any of his practices - but that it be along with the sincerity of intention."

"The one who thinks he is obliged to commit sin has attributed the responsibility of his sin towards Allah & has accused Him of cruelty & excess upon His servants."

"If you cannot teach knowledge, then you should teach your intuition."

"Thought, meditation and pondering is the life of clear sighted people"

"The heart that is empty of doubt is the cleanest of hearts."

"Nothing sweetens life like a pleasant disposition."

"The ignorant (one) is the captive of his tongue."

"Whenever a time comes that the justice overwhelms and overcomes cruelty, it is prohibited to form negative conjectures and opinions about anyone, except when one knows it about him. But whenever a time comes that cruelty and oppression overwhelms the (quantum of) justice, then one must not have good opinions about the beneficence of a person, till such time he knows it(for sure)."

"Shaykh al-Mufīd, Kitāb al-Irshād, p. 279-289:"

"Tolerance is man’s ornament, keeping promises is a sign of nobility, and bonding with others is a grace."

"The most generous person is the one who offers help to those who do not expect him to help."

"Associating with corrupt people makes you subject to suspicion."

"Death with honor is better than a life of degradation."

"One who reveals your faults to you like a mirror is your true friend, and one who flatters you and covers up your faults is your enemy."

"People are slaves to the world, and as long as they live favorable and comfortable lives, they are loyal to religious principles. However, at hard times, the times of trials, true religious people are scarce."

"People are brothers. The brotherhood that is not in the way of Allah turns into enmity, for Allah says, "Friends on that day will be foes one to another, save those who kept their duty (to God).""

"If you neither believe in religion nor fear the hereafter, then at least be free from tyranny and arrogance"

"The wise one does not speak to one whom he fears he shall be belied, he does not ask anyone of anything if he fears he shall not give, and he does not repose hope on one whom he does not trust."

"Do not make an enemy of anyone until you know what there is between him and God! If he is good, God will not leave him to you and if he is bad, then your knowing of his badness will make you safe from him and so you do not need to make him your enemy."

"Trusting in God is a price to every dear thing and a ladder to every high thing."

"Two signs of learned person are: acceptance of other people's criticism, and being knowledgeable about the angles and dimensions of rhetoric and debate."

"Knowledge facilitates comprehension and experience increases wisdom."

"Three things take the slave to God's pleasure:"

"Among the signs of a learned man is criticising his own words and being informed of various viewpoints."

"Wisdom will not be complete except by following the truth."

"The increase of blessing is not interrupted by God, unless thanksgiving is interrupted by the slaves."

"Turning to God with the deep of the heart is much better than tiring the organs."

"Increase of experiences, increases the wisdom of mankind."