Quotes from Uthman ibn Affan

Take note of the fact that I am a follower (of the religion) and not an innovator.

It is sufficient for you that the one who envies you is distressed at the time of your joy.

Acquire wisdom from the story of those who have already passed.

Absorption in worldly affairs breeds darkness in the heart, and absorption in the affairs of the next world enkindles light in the heart

Allah the Exalted loves him who forgoes worldly life, the Angels love him who rejects the vices, and the Muslims love him who gives up greediness in respect of the Muslims.