A True friend is one who sees a fault, gives you advice and who defends you in your absence.

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

Always consider your intellect to be lacking; otherwise too much faith in it surely leads to error.

To maintain nice relation with the people is half of intelligence, nice questioning is half of knowledge, and nice domestic arrangements is half of the management of livelihood.

One who thinks and reflects develops his foresight and vision.

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.

Abstinence from sins is better than seeking help afterwards.