A Treasury of Virtues Quotes

“Justice in its turn stands on four pillars: Deep comprehension, abundant knowledge, blossoms of wisdom, and flowerbeds of restraint.”
― al-Qadi al-Qudai, A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs, attributed to al-Jahiz

“Alī said: Four things kill the soul: incessant sinning, arguing with fools, dallying with women, and keeping company with the dead. Who are the dead, commander of the faithful? 'Alī's companions asked. All those mired in luxury, he answered." (1.212)”
― Al-Qadi al-Qudaʿi, A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs, attributed to al-Jahiz

“7.27 ʿAlī said: By God, a group of people will enter the Garden of Eden first on the day of resurrection. These people did not pray or fast more than others, nor perform the hajj or ʿumrah pilgrimage to Mecca more often than others. The honor is due to the worth of their minds.”
― al-Qadi al-Qudai, A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs, attributed to al-Jahiz

“Faith, Ibn Qays, stands on four pillars: forbearance, conviction, justice, and struggle against evil.”
― al-Qadi al-Qudai, A Treasury of Virtues: Sayings, Sermons, and Teachings of Ali, with the One Hundred Proverbs, attributed to al-Jahiz