1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): العاقِلُ يَطلُبُ الكَمالَ، الجاهِلُ يطلُبُ المالَ. |
1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The intelligent person seeks perfection and the ignorant person seeks possession.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 579] |
2ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن كمالِ الإنسانِ ووُفورِ فَضلِهِ استِشعارُهُ بنفسِهِ النُّقصانَ. |
2– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘In the perfection of the human being, the existence of his merit lies in his own feeling of inadequacy.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9442] |
3ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكمالُ في الدُّنيا مَفقودٌ. |
3– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Perfection in this world is lost.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 331] |
4ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كمالُ الرجُلِ بسِتِّ خِصالٍ: بِأصغَرَيهِ، وأكبَرَيهِ، وهيئَتَيهِ ؛ فأمّا أصغراهُ فقَلبُهُ ولِسانُهُ، إن قاتَلَ قاتَلَ بجَنانٍ، وإن تَكَلَّمَ تَكَلَّمَ بلِسانٍ، وأمّا أكبَراهُ فعَقلُهُ وهِمَّتُهُ، وأمّا هَيئَتاهُ فمالُهُ وجَمالُهُ. |
4– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The perfection of a man lies in six features: in two of his smallest [features], in two of his largest [features], and in two of his apparent [features]. As for two of his smallest [features] - his heart and his tongue - when he fights he fights with his heart and when he speaks he speaks with his tongue. Two of his largest [features] are his intellect and his determination, and his two apparent [features] are his wealth and his beauty.’[Ma`ani al-Akhbar, p. 150, no. 1] |
5ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): كمالُ الإنسانِ العَقلُ . |
5– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The perfection of the human being is the intellect.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 7244] |
6ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مِن كمالِ المَرءِ تَركُهُ ما لا يَجمُلُ بهِ . |
6– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Of the perfection of a person is that he leaves what is not appropriate for him.’[A`alam al-Din, p. 292] |
7ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَسَربَلِ الحَياءَ وادَّرِعِ الوَفاءَ واحفَظِ الإخاءَ وأقلِلْ مُحادَثَةَ النِّساءِ، يَكمُلْ لكَ السَّناءُ . |
7– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Clothe yourself with shyness and armour yourself with loyalty; protect brotherhood and lessen conversation with women, and your eminence will be perfected.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4536] |
8ـ الإمامُ الباقرُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): الكمالُ كُلُّ الكمالِ التَّفقُّهُ في الدِّينِ، والصَّبرُ علَى النّائبَةِ، وتَقديرُ المَعيشةِ . |
8– Imam al-Baqir (AS) said, ‘Perfection, all of perfection is education in religion, patience over misfortunes, and apportioning one’s livelihood.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 78, p. 172, no. 3] |
9ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثلاثُ خِصالٍ مَن رُزِقَها كانَ كامِلاً: العَقلُ، والجَمالُ، والفَصاحةُ. |
9– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There are three features that whoever is blessed with is perfect: intellect, beauty and eloquence.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, p. 320] |