أقبِلْ على نَفسِكَ بالإدبارِ عَنها . ح: 2434
Come closer to your soul by retracting from it [i.e. its carnal desires]. H: 2434
مَن لَم يُهَذِّبْ نفسَهُ فضَحَهُ سُوءُ العادَةِ . ح: 9170
He who does not refine his soul will be disgraced by bad habits. H: 9170
مَن كَرُمَت علَيهِ نَفسُهُ لَم يُهِنْها بالمَعصيَةِ . ح: 8730
He who honours his soul will not humiliate it with sins. H: 8730
مَن كَرُمَت نَفسُهُ صَغُرَتِ الدُّنيا في عَينِهِ . ح: 9130
He who honours his soul, the world becomes small in his eyes. H: 9130
اِملِكوا أنفُسَكُم بدَوامِ جِهادِها . ح: 2489
Rule your souls by continuously struggling with them. H: 2489
مَن ذَمَّ نفسَهُ أصلَحَها ، مَن مَدَحَ نَفسَهُ ذَبَحَها . ح: 9103 و 9104
He who censures his soul improves it, and he who praises his soul slaughters it. H: 9103 & 9104