If your ruler is just, then praise God; but if he is unjust, pray to God to rid you of him.
Luxury is an obstacle, and so is the fatness of the body.
When you see that any scholar loves the world, then his scholarship is in doubt.
What regresses, never progresses.
Praise Allah, for by praise His blessings multiply.
God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.