Ali Ibn Abi Talib - Volume 1 of 2

438 The most important causes of the Crusader invasion
19. "Whoever has a sweet tongue will have a lot of friend^."^"
20. "Whoever is lacking in sincerity will have few friends."41z
21. "Your tongue will speak what yon accustom it to say."413
22. "Whoever asks about that which does not concern him will
miss out on that which does concern him."414
23. "Keep company with righteous people, and you will be
safe from the evildoers."415
24. "Having a good companion is a treasure."416
25. "Accompanying a foolish man is a loss in this world and a
regret in the hereafter."417
26. "If you think about what people dislike, it means you will
have
27. "Do not examine the one who said it; rather think of what
he said."419
28. "The best of people is someone who benefits people."4z0
29. "A person is hidden under his tongue."421
30. "The tongue is an indication of either ignorance or
31. "Your brother is the one who supports you in times of
hardship."423
32. "The value of every person is connected to what he is good
at."
33. "Beware of the anger of the noble man if he gets hungry,
and beware of the anger of the ignoble man when he is full."
34. "The ego is inclined to follow whims and desires and to
take the easy option. It is inclined to idle pursuits, prone to