Of all the follies the greatest is to love the world.

A person of riyaa (showing off) has three characteristics : He is lazy when alone, energetic when with others, and increases in his actions when he is praised while decreasing in them when he is criticized.

Wealth tends to create enemies, whereas knowledge tends to warm hearts.

Oh writer! An Angel watches over all you write. Make your writing meaningful for it will eventually return to you and you will be questioned about what you wrote.

When proven wrong, the wise man will correct himself and the ignorant will keep arguing.

Your souls are precious and can only be equal to the price of Paradise, therefore sell them only at that price

Either you are just or unjust. If you are just, then you will not keep aloof from the people, but will listen to them and meet their requirements. But if you are unjust, the people themselves will keep away from you.