Imam Al-Sadiq

119. Three (things) prevent (the person) from getting high positions: The shortness of
determination; Shamelessness, and the weakness of the idea.
120. Determination is in three (things):
The exploitation of sultan, the obedience to the father, and the yielding to the master.
121. Amusement is in three (things): In the agreeable wife; the obedient child, and the sincere
friend.
122. Whomever is given three (things) obtains the greatest riches: The satisfaction in what he
is given, the despair of what is in the hands of men, and leaving curiosity.
123. The person is not forgiven for three (things):
The consultation of the adviser, willingness to please the envier, and showing affection to
men.
124. Whoever does not wish for three (things) is afflicted by three (things): Whoever does not
wish for safety is afflicted by abandonment; whoever does not wish for charity is afflicted by
regret, and whoever does not wish for making many brothers (friends) is afflicted by loss.
125. Man should avoid three (things): Making friends with the evil; speaking to women, and
sitting with the people of heresies.
126. Three (things) show the nobility of a person: Good behavior, suppressing anger, and
lowering (of one's) glance.
127. Whoever is confident in three (things) is conceited: whoever believes in that which does
not exist, depends on him who does not trust him, and wishes for what he has not.
128. Whoever uses three (things) corrupts his religion and his life in this world: Mistrust,
reliance on hearing, and giving leadership to his wife.
129. The best of kings is he who has three traits: mercy, generosity, and justice.
130 Kings should not neglect three (things): defending borders; looking for complaints, and
choosing the righteous for their acts.
131. The wise man should not scorn anyone, especially three (persons): the scholars, the
supreme ruler, and the brothers (friends), because whoever scorns the scholars corrupts his
religion; whoever scorns the supreme ruler corrupts his life in this world, and whoever scorns
his brothers corrupts his manhood.
132. Men need three (things) very much: security, justice, and richness.
133. Three (things) trouble life: the oppressive ruler, the bad neighbor, and the abusive
woman.
134. Living is not good but with three (things):
fresh air, plentiful water, and the level land.
135. Whoever has three (things) is perfect: intellect, handsomeness, and eloquence.
136. Three (things) cause deprivation: the insistence on the request, backbiting, and mockery.
137. Whoever asks three (things) without rights deprived of three (things) without right:
Whoever asks life in this world without right will be deprived of life in the hereafter with
right; whoever asks leadership without right is deprived of obedience for him with right, and
whoever asks property without right is deprived of its lasting for him with right.
138. The prudent person should not do three (things):
Drinking poison for experiment even if he is saved from it; spreading the secret to the envious
relatives even if he is saved from it, and traveling by sea even if there is riches in it.