Saying Number 38
Amīr al-mu'minīn Imam Ali (as), peace be upon him, said:
to his son al- Hasan:
O my son,
learn four things and (a further) four things from me.
Nothing will harm you if you practise them.
That the richest of riches is intelligence;
the biggest destitution is foolishness;
the wildest wildness is vanity
and the best achievement is goodness of the moral character.
O my son,
you should avoid making friends with a fool
because he may intend to benefit you but may harm you;
you should avoid making friends with a miser
because he will run away from you when you need him most;
you should avoid making friends with a sinful person
because he will sell you for nought;
and you should avoid making friends with a liar
because he is like a mirage,
making you feel far things near
and near things far.
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