A friend cannot be considered a friend until he is tested in three occasions: in timeof need, behind your back, and after your death.

Do not take someone's silence as his pride, perhaps he is busy fighting with his self.

Do not be too hard, lest you be broken; do not be too soft, lest you be squeezed.

Be a good man to Allah and a bad man to yourself (desires); and be one of the commoners among the people

One who rushes madly after inordinate desire, runs the risk of encountering destruction and death.

Be afraid of a dignified man when he is hungry and a wicked man when his belly is full.

People are of two types, they are either your brothers in faith or your equals in humanity.