How to Interact with People

Amīr al-Muʾminīn (peace be upon him):
خالِطُوا النّاسَ مُخالَطَةً إنْ مِتُّمْ مَعَها بَکَوْا عَلَیکُم، وإنْ عِشْتُم حَنُّوا إلَیکُم.
“Treat people in such a way that if you die, they will weep for you, and if you live, they will yearn for you.”
Nahj al-Balāghah, Hikmah 10