Imam Ali (as) said: "The best speech is that which is decorated by a pleasant structure and is understood by the elite as well as the laymen." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 3304

Imam Ali (as) said: "No land claims you more than another; the best land is the one that supports you." Nahj al-bahagha, saying 442

Imam Ali (as) said: "Weeping out of fear of Allah illuminates the heart and shields against returning to the sin." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 2016

Imam Ali (as) said: "The most despised of creatures in the sight of Allah is a man who gathers scattered pieces of knowledge, deceiving [people] in the darkness of chaos, and blinded to what lies hidden in tranquillity. His peers from among the people call him a scholar, but he himself has never benefitted one full day from his knowledge." Kanz al-ummal, hadith no. 44220

Imam Ali (as) said: "Many a wrong was glossed with verses from the Book of Allah, just as the copper dirham is plated with silver coating." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 6969

Imam Ali (as) said: "Eyesight is useless if the insight goes blind." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 9972

Imam Ali (as) said: "Blessings are multiplied with justice." Ghurar al-hikam, hadith no. 4211

"And ahead of them is a barrier (barzakh) until the day they will be resurrected." Qur'an, 23:100