1ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): النّاسُ كالشَّجَرِ؛ شَرابُهُ واحِدٌ وثَمَرُهُ مُختَلِفٌ. |
1– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘People are like trees, their drink is one but their fruits are different.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 2097] |
2ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ثَلاثَةُ أشياءَ يَحتاجُ النّاسُ طُرّاً إلَيها: الأمنُ، والعَدلُ، والخِصبُ. |
2– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘There are three things that all people need: security, justice, and fertile ground.’[Tuhaf al-`Uqoul, 320] |
3ـ الإمامُ الصّادقُ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): علَيكُم بالأشكالِ مِن النّاسِ والأوساطِ مِن النّاسِ، فعِندَهُم تَجِدون مَعادِنَ الجَوهر. |
3– Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘You should heed the features of people and their places, for it is there that you will find the sources of jewels.’[Mustadrak al-Wasa`il, v. 12, p. 310, no. 14167] |