re: #127 CuriousLurker
Speaking of Hazrat Ali…
Imam Ali (a.s.) once said to his son Imam Hasan (a.s.):
My son, learn four things from me and through them you will learn four more. If you keep them in mind your actions will not bring any harm to you:
1.) The greatest wealth is Wisdom;
2.) The greatest poverty is stupidity;
3.) The worst unsociableness is that of vanity and self-glorification; and
4.) The best nobility of descent exhibits itself in politeness and in refinement of mannerThe next four things, my son, are:
Do not make friendship with a fool because when he will try to do you good he will do you harm; do not make a miser your friend because he will run away from you at the time of your dire need; do not be friendly with a vicious and wicked person because he will sell you and your friendship at the cheapest price and do not make friend of a liar because like a mirage he will make you visualize very near the things which lie at a great distance and will make you see at the great distance the things which are near to you.
Y’all can compare that to what you see & hear in the future. //