Nahjul BalaghaSayings
Nahjul Balagha Sayings 211 to 220
- Generosity is the protector of honour; forbearance is the bridle of the fool forgiveness is the levy of success; disregard is punishment of him who betrays; and consultation is chief way of guidance. He who is content with his own opinion faces danger. Endurance braves calamities while impatience is a helper of hardships of the world. The best contentment is to give up desires. Many a slavish mind is subservient to overpowering longings. Capability helps preservation of experience. Love means well-utilized relationship. Do not trust one who is grieved.
- A man’s vanity for himself is one of the enemies of his intelligence.
- Ignore pain otherwise you will never be happy.
- The tree whose trunk is soft has thick branches.
- Opposition destroys good counsel.
- He who achieves position begins to make wrong use of it.
- Through change of circumstances the mettle of men is known.
- Jealousy by a friend means defect in his love.
- Most of the deficiency of intelligence occurs due to the flash of greed.
- There is no justice in passing a verdict by relying on probability.