Quotes from Hazrat Ali ibn Abu-Talib

A wise man first thinks and then speaks and a fool speaks first and then thinks.

Every breath you take is a step forward toward death. (Hazrat Ali-As)

A fool's mind is at the mercy of his tongue and a wise man's tongue is under the control ofhis mind.

Generosity is to help a deserving person without his request, and if you help him after hisrequest, then it is either out of self-respect or to avoid rebuke.

So long as fortune is favouring you, your defects will remain covered.

The days of life pass away like clouds, so do good while you are alive.

Whoever educates himself and improves his own morals & character is superior to the man who tries to teach & train others.