Love of Allah gives us spiritual life; hope in His Reward is the greatest incentive to do good; and fear of His Wrath stops us from evil.

No human is perfect; we all have our hidden sins. Hypocrisy is to delude yourself into denying your own sins and allow arrogance to grow within you.

Superficial knowledge breeds arrogance; true knowledge induces humility.

Strive for the Hereafter according to how long you shall remain there, and strive for this world according to how long you shall remain here.

Learn from the mistakes of others, and avoid being one whose mistakes are used as lessons by others.

Arrogance is despised by God because no one has the right to feel superior to another when all are equally dependent on Him for everything.

One of the bitterest ironies of life is that one truly appreciates a blessing only after having been deprived of it or imagining that.