(تحف العقول،ص223) 18- وقال عليه السلام في وَصفِ أخٍ کانَ لَهُ صالِح: کانَ مِن اَعظَمِ النّاسِ في عَينی وَکانَ رَأسُ ما عَظُمَ بِهِ في عَينی صِغَرَ الدُّنيا في عَينِهِ،کانَ خَارِجاً مِن سُلطانِ الجَهالَةِ فَلا يُمدُّيَداً اِلّا عَلی ثِقَةٍ لِمَنفَعَةٍ، کانَ لا يَشتَکي،وَلا يَتَسَخَّطُ،وَلا يَتَبَرَّمُ،کانَ اَکثَرَ دَهِره صامِتاً فَإذا قالَ بَذَّ القائِلينَ، کانَ ضَعيفاً مُستَضعَفاً فِإذا جاءَ الجِدُّ فَهُوَ اللَيثَ عاديِاً، کانَ اِذا جامِعَ العُلَماءَ عَلی اَن يَستَمِعَ اَحرَص مِنهُ عَلی اَن يَقُولَ کانَ اِذا غُلِبَ عَلَی الکَلامِ لَم يُغلَب عَلَی السّکُوتِ کانَ لا يَقُولُ ما لا يَفعَل وَيَفعَل مالا يَقُولُ.
کانَ اِذا عُرِضَ لَهُ اَمرانِ لا يَدری اَيُّهُما اَقرَبُ اِلی رَبِّهِ نَظَرَ اَقرَبَهُما مِن هَواهُ فَخالَفَهُ، کانَ لا يَلُومُ اَحَداً عَلی مَاقَد يَقَعُ العُذرُ فِی مِثلِهِ. (تحف العقول 234) A man asked him, 'what is munifience & bounty?' He replied, 'to begin with granting before beeing asked for.' (TUHFUL AQOOL, P 225) There is a distance of four fingers between the right & false hood (eyes & ears). What you saw with your eyes that is right.
And you have heard plenty number of false & untrue things through your ears. (TUHF UL AQOOL, P 229) Do not struggle hard like a successful (searcher) of material and do not depend upon destiny like those who surrender to it (Neither greed nor laziness). Because seeking the grace (of God) is a sunnah (tradition) &:: not being greedy in seeking sustenence is piety &:: modesy. Neither modesty is the cause of sustenence repulsion nor greed attracts grace (plenti fulness &:: wealth).
(Adopt the middle one of the two ways.) (TUHFUL AQOOL, P 233) No nation counselled but that they were guided toward their progress. (aims of achieving prosperity affluence, success, &:: maturity &:: coupletion.) (TUHFUL AQOOL P 233) He Describing the virtues of a pious companion said ',He was greater than the other people in my eyes. The loftiest virtue which had made him great in my eyes (opinion, veiw) is that the world was small (valueless) in his eyes.
He had attained freedom from the domination of ignorance. And never begged from anyone, except the trust worthy person, for a benefit.