5ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : مَن نَظرَ إلى ما في أيْدي النّاسِ طالَ حُزنُهُ ، ودامَ أسَفُهُ . |
5- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Whoever looks at what other people possess, his sorrow endures and his regret is continuous.’[A`alam al-Din, no. 294] |
6ـ رسولُ اللهِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ) : رُبَّ شَهْوةِ ساعةٍ تُورِثُ حُزناً طويلاً . |
6- The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘Many a desire lasting but an hour brings about enduring sorrow.’[Amali al-Tusi, p. 533, no. 1162] |
7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن غَضِبَ على مَن لا يقدِرُ أنْ يَضُرَّهُ ، طالَ حُزْنُهُ وعَذّبَ نَفْسَهُ . |
7- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is angry with somebody whom he cannot hurt, his sorrow endures and he inflicts pain on his own soul.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, no. 99] |
8ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : ما رأيتُ ظالِما أشْبَهَ بمظلومٍ من الحاسِدِ؟ نَفَسٌ دائمٌ، وقَلبٌ هائمٌ، وحُزنٌ لازِمٌ. |
8- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘I have not seen a wrong-doer resemble a wronged person more than the jealous one: he has an exhausted spirit, a wandering heart, and an inherent sorrow.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 76, p. 256, no. 29] |
9ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مَن قَصَّر في العملِ ابْتُلي بالهَمِّ. |
9- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He who is negligent in his work is afflicted with anxiety.’[Nahj al-Balagha, Saying 127] |
10ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : إيّاكَ والجَزَعَ ؛ فإنَّهُ يَقْطَعُ الأملَ ، ويُضعِفُ العَملَ ، ويُورِثُ الهَمَّ. |
10- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Beware of apprehension, for it kills hope, weakens action, and brings about worry.’[Da`aim al-Islam, v. 1, p. 223] |