Saturday, May 10, 2008

Maxims of Ali

Entrust your friend with anything but your secrets.
He/She who keeps not the secrets of his own will not keep that of the others.
He/She who confides his secrets to others is a disgrace to himself.
Be honest and sincere in your words and deeds.
He/She who is just in his words will be glorified.
Hardship brings prosperity; Honesty adorns the utterance.
Truth is the straightest path and knowledge is the best guide.
A generous man's promise is cash in one's pocket.
Apologize when you do wrong; Forgive those who do you wrong.
An advice given in public is a blame.
He/She who has no compassion will not be sympathized.
The unwisest is one who considers himself the wisest.
Forgive the one who seeks your pardon.
Silence answers most of the questions.
Any novelty has its own value; whereas old friendship is valued the most.
Mind not who the speaker is; Mind what he is saying.
The best of all men is he who is most useful to the people.

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