“He who has a thousand friends has not a friend to spare, and he who has one enemy will meet him everywhere.” — Imam Ali ibn Abi Talib · attributed
“People are slaves to the world, and religion is just a lip-service from them.” — Imam Hussain ibn Ali · attributed
“Nature has given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear and see more than we speak.” — Socrates · attributed
“Employ your time in improving yourself by other men's writings, so that you shall gain easily what others have labored hard for.” — Socrates · attributed
“Worthless people live only to eat and drink; people of worth eat and drink only to live.” — Socrates · attributed