Indeed, this worldly life is like a parable for human beings: look at what comes out of man, no matter how much spice and salt he added to make it delicious, see what it ultimately becomes!
A friend is a person who is yourself, except that he is not you.
Reflection is essential for you, because it leads from misguidance to the right path and reforms one's deeds.
Whoever uses reason learns a lesson from his yesterday and preserves it for his own good.
A believer is a mirror to another believer.
One whose two days are equal is defrauded, and one whose tomorrow is worse than today is troubled. Whoever does not examine the flaws within themselves remains perpetually in loss, and for one constantly in loss, death is better.
When a wise person remains silent, they reflect; when they speak, they remember God; and when they look, they draw a lesson.
Whoever engages in prolonged reflection develops sound insight.
O servants of God! Beware, beware! For by God, He has concealed your faults to such an extent that it seems as if He has forgiven you; and He has granted you respite to such an extent that it seems as if He has overlooked them!
Whoever reflects, sees.
Do not deprive yourself of any thought that increases your wisdom, nor of any lesson that protects you from wrongdoings.
The wonder is not how the one who was saved found salvation, but how the one who perished was ruined despite God's vast mercy.
There is no good in worship devoid of understanding, nor in knowledge devoid of reflection, nor in recitation devoid of contemplation.
The remembrance of death has vanished from your hearts, and the falsehood of false hopes has overtaken you.
How can I describe an abode whose beginning is pain, whose end is annihilation, for whose lawful one is held accountable, and for whose unlawful one is punished?