Indeed you are more in need of spending in charity what you have earned than gaining what you accumulate.... more

How hideous is the human being whose outer is agreeable while his inner is hypocritical.... more

Come closer to your soul by retracting from it [i.e. its carnal desires].... more

The fairest of people is he who is fair in spite of himself without someone judging over him.... more

Grant your good will to your friend, your help to your acquaintances, and your good manners to all people.... more

Wealth honours its owner as long as he spends it and it humiliates him where he is miserly with it.... more

When there is something that you do not know when it will take you by surprise, then you must prepare yourself for it before it covers you over... more

The king who has the best status is he who during his time people have a good life, and he encompasses his subjects with his justice.... more

With gentleness is gallantry completed.... more

Three things test men s intellects. They are: wealth, guardianship (wilaya) and calamity.... more