"The destruction of my female followers is in two things: gold and immodest clothes; and the destruction of my male followers lies in abandoning knowledge and compiling wealth."
Imam Sadiq (a.s) quoted on the authority of Imam Baqir (a.s):
"The story of a greedy man in this world is similar to the story of a silk worm. The more silk it winds around itself, the harder it will get for it to exit, until it finally dies in grief."
A man asked the holy prophet(saw) who he shold respect the most in his life. The holy prophet said: " Your mother." The guy then asked for a second time and he said: " Your mother." Again the man asked for a third time and the prophet still replied: "Your mother." For the last time the man asked and then finally the holy prophet said: " Your father."
The Holy Prophet (saaw) said: "Train your children in three things: the love of your Prophet, the love of his Progeny, ie Ahlul-Bayt, and recitation of the Quran."
Imam Hussain (as) said: "By my soul, there is no Imam but he issues judgement upon the Book, establishes justice, believes in the religion of Truth, and restrains his self alongside the way of Allah (swt)."
It is narrated that the Prophet Mohammad pbuh has said that Allah the Almighty has said,
I have a great problem with man. I created him, but he worships others. I gave him his daily bread, but he thanks others. I cut off his daily bread, but he complains to others about it.
Imam Ali (AS): One who places himself as a leader for people should begin with educating his own self before others and his training of others should be through his conduct before his tongue. A teacher and an instructor of his self is more worthy of exaltation than one who is a teacher and an instructor of others
'When the two angels who record the deeds take your letter of deeds to Allah, and He see's that it is good in the beginning and at the end, He will tell the angels, `witness that I forgive My servant due to both ends of his letter of deeds.'
Imam Ali (as) has said: If a woman has pride, she can not be touched, If she is Stingy she can safe guard her husbands wealth and if she is fearful she will not accept everything that comes her way.
Imam Amir-ul-Mu'mineen Ali (as) said: "Having the Greatness of the Creator in your mind would make you realise the insignificance of the creatures in your view."