""The occultation of the Lord of this Cause (Sahib al-zaman, i.e., Muhammad al-Mahdi) is inevitable so that those who profess this cause may withdraw from it. This is a painful test that God has given to His creatures.":114"

""You [i.e., the Shia] have nothing to do with analogical reasoning (qiyas); those who came before you perished because of such reasoning. When it comes to a case about which you have received information, speak about it; otherwise, keep silent.":15"

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

"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."

"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."

""Silence is among the doors to wisdom; it brings about love and is a proof of all good things.":151"

"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!""

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

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

"Wisdom doesn't affect corrupt hearts."

"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."

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

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

"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."

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

"There is a limit to caution and farsightedness; if one goes beyond the limit, fear and wretchedness will result."

"Know that coyness has a certain extent and if exceeded, shall turn to weakness; generosity has a certain extent and if exceeded, shall become wasting; economy has a certain extent and if exceeded, shall be stinginess; and courage has a certain extent, which if exceeded, becomes recklessness."

"Everyone reaps what he sows."

"Beauty of the face is the outward charm of a human being, and the beauty of soul is his inner charm."

"The weakest of enemies in cunning, is he who shows his enmity."

"Vices have been put in a house whose key is lies."

"The most pious of people is the one who fulfills his religious precepts, and the most devout of the people is the one who avoids illegitimate acts."

"Whoever sows good shall harvest happiness, and whoever sows evil shall harvest regret."

"Worship is not abundant fasting and praying, rather worship is abundant pondering; it is the continuous thinking of Allah."

"Your daily subsistence which has been assured by God, should not prevent you from rising in obedience and performing your duties."

"Whoever is given good, Allah has given him that, and whoever is saved from an evil Allah has saved him from it."

"There are two qualities that no quality is over; the faith in God and the serving of brothers."

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

"Learn sciences which offer you both your corrective destinies and corrective threats."

"Association with a learned one in the slums, is by far better than sitting with an ignorant person on sumptuous and luxurious carpets."

"The sleep of a wise man is far better than the worship of an ignorant one during the night."

"Everything has a tax, and the tax for the bodies is recommended fasting."

"A believer is as the two pans of a scale, that whenever his faith increases his afflictions increase."

"Save yourself from the wrath of Allah (swt), and do not abandon speaking the truth, even though it (apparently) causes your destruction. Know that truth does not lead into your annihilation; rather it is a saviour. Always let go of the untruth; even though it (apparently) saves you. Untruth is never a saviour, and it eventually leads into annihilation."

"When the fifth from my offspring disappears, then, I adjure you by Allah to watch for your religion so that no one would take it away from you. Without doubt, there shall be an occultation for the holder of this matter, until such time that (most) people who believe in his Imāmat would leave their belief. Verily this (occultation) is but a test by Allah, the Glorious, for his creation."

"One who offers (suggests) what he doesn't know, will be under the curse of the angels of the heavens and the earth."

"A Muslim will never get tired and bored of educating himself throughout his life."

"Assisting the weak is better for you than your act of charity."

"Silence is one of the gates to wisdom."

"Some signs of understanding are: clemency, knowledge, and silence. Silence is one of the doors to wisdom. It brings about love and is evidence for all good."

"For the Devil, the presence of learned one is by far more painful than a thousand worshipers."

"The worst of men is he who stops his contributions to charity, eats by himself, and whips his slave."

"Everyone's friend is his reason; his enemy is his ignorance."

"Wisdom and intellect is every man's friend, ignorance and illiteracy are his enemies."

"Knowledge and science are the coffers and caches to the treasures of Perfection; and the only access to them is to ask and question."

"A trustworthy person does not betray you, but you consider the betrayer to be trustworthy."

"The miserly one is never restful; the envious is never pleased; the grumbler is never loyal; the liar has no conscience."

"The most valuable stage of wisdom is the stage of self-consciousness."

"Silence is a door among the doors of wisdom - indeed, silence begets and attracts love, it is the proof of all the beneficiences."