(تحف العقول ص235) A person asked him “what is fear?

(تحف العقول ص235) A person asked him “what is fear?' He said, 'to have courage upon friend & recoiling from the enemy.' [^4] 4- قيلَ فَمَا الجُبنُ قالَ الجُرأَةُ عَلَی الصَّديقِ وَالنُّکُولُ عَنِ العَدُوِّ. (تحف العقول ص225) Do not make haste in punishing the sinner for his sin & let a way (passage) between the two (fault & punishment) excuse & apology. [^5] 5-لا تُعاجِلِ الذَّنبِ بِالعُقُوبَةِ وَاجعَل بَينَهُما لِلاعِتذارِ طَريقاً.

(بحارالانوار ج78 ص113) All the beneficences of both the worlds come to the hand & are achieved by the mind (wits). [^6] 6- بِالعَقلِ تُدرَکُ الدّارانِ جَميعاً. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص111) There is no poverty like the ignorance. 7- لا فَقرَ مِثلُ الجَهلِ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص111) Teach others your knowledge & learn the knowledge of others so you will bring your knowledge to perfection and learn something which you do not know.

(بحارالانوار ج78 ص111) A person asked him, 'What is generosity & magnanimity' He replied, 'To secure & protect the religion, & respecting one's soul, (self-respect) and softness of conduct (gentleness in behavior) & permanency of favor & kindness & the discharging of rights[^8] 9- قيلَ فَما المُرُوَّةُ؟ قالَ حِفظُ الدّينِ، وَاِعزازُ النَّفسِ وَلينُ الکَنَفِ، وَتَعُهُّدُ الصَّنيعَةِ،وَاَداءُ الحُقُوقِ.

(بحارالانوار ج78 ص102) I have not seen a cruel one more similar & resembling with an oppressed & wronged one than the jealous. [^9] 10- مارَايت ظالِماً اَشبَه بِمَظلُومٍ مِن حاسِدٍ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص111) Nice conduct & behavior with people is the height of intelligence & wits. [^10] 11- رَأسُ العَقلِ مُعاشِرَةُ النّاسِ بِالجَميلِ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص111) Brotherhood is loyalty in hardship & comfort. [^11] 12- اَلاخاءُ الوَفاءُ فِی شِّدَّةِ وَالرَّخاءِ.

(بحارالانوار ج78 ص114) Deprivation is abandoning your share which has been offered to you. [^12] 13- اَلحِرمانُ تَرکُ حَظَّکَ وَقَد عُرِضَ عَلَيکَ. (بحارالانوار ج78 ص115) A man asked him, 'what is munificence & bounty?' He replied, 'to begin with granting before being asked for.' [^13] 14- قَيل فما الکَرَمُ؟ قال اَلإبتِداءُ بِالعَطِيَّةِ قَبل المَسأَلَةِ. (تحف العقول ص225) There is a distance of four fingers between the rights & false hood (eyes & ears). What you saw with your eyes that is right.