The holder of authority is like the rider on a lion - he is envied for his position, but he well knows his position. Ali Ibn Abi Talib Power Leadership
Two things define you: your patience when you have nothing and your attitude when you have everything. Ali Ibn Abi Talib
He who busies himself with things other than improvement of his own self becomes perplexed in darkness and entangled in ruin. His evil spirits immerse him deep in vices and make his bad actions seem handsome. Ali Ibn Abi Talib
Do not share the knowledge with which you have been blessed with everyone in general, as you do with some people in particular; and know that there are some men in whom Allah, may He be glorified, has placed hidden secrets, which they are forbidden to reveal. Ali Ibn Abi Talib