When a man puts me a question, I judge of his intelligence.
The person I like most is the one who points out my defects
Renouncing the worldly pleasures is a comfort for both the human heart and body.
There are four types of oceans. Passions are the ocean of sins, the self (nafs) is the ocean of lust, death is the ocean of life, and the grave is the ocean of distress
Luxury is an obstacle, and so is the fatness of the body.
Seek knowledge and teach it to people. Learn dignity and tranquillity, and be humble towards those from whom you learn knowledge and be humble towards those to whom you teach it, and do not be tyrannical scholar otherwise your knowledge cannot be established because of your tyranny.