Imam Muhammad al-Baqir (peace be upon him) said:
فِي الْمِلْحِ شِفاءٌ مِنْ سَبْعينَ داء، ثُمَّ قالَ: لَوْ يَعْلَمُ النّاسُ ما فِي الْمِلْحِ ما تَداوَوا إلاّ بِهِ
“Salt is a cure for seventy diseases. If people knew what is in salt, they would not use anything else for treatment.”
Tanbīh al-Khawāṭir, Page 468
Amīr al-Muʾminīn, Imam Ali, (peace be upon him) said:
لا تَسْتَبِدَّ بِرَأْيِكَ فَمَنِ اسْتَبَدَّ بِرَأْيِهِ هَلَكَ
“Do not be self-righteous, for whoever is self-righteous perishes. ”
Ghurar al-Ḥikam, Page 443
The Messenger of Allah (peace be upon him and his family) said:
تَنَظَّفُوا بِكُلِّ مَا اسْتَطَعْتُمْ، فَإنَّ اللّهَ تَعالی بَنَی الإسْلامَ عَلَی النِّظَافَةِ
“Keep clean to the extent you can, for God Almighty has built Islam on cleanliness.”
Kanz al-Ummal, Volume 6, Page 371
Imam Ja’far al-Sadiq (peace be upon him) said:
مَنْ لَمْ یَمْلِکْ غَضَبَهُ لَمْ یَملِکْ عَقْلَهُ
“Whoever does not control his anger does not possess his intellect. ”
Al-Kāfi, Volume 2, Page 303
Imam Musa al-Kadhim (peace be upon him) said:
لَو أنَّ النّاسَ قَصَدُوا فِی المَطْعَمِ لَاسْتَقامَتْ أبْدانُهُمْ
“If people were moderate in their eating, their bodies would remain healthy. ”
Bihar al-Anwar, Volume 66, Page 334
Imam Ja’far al-Ṣadiq (peace be upon him) said:
إیّاکُمْ وَالخُصُومَةَ فَإنَّهَا تَشْغَلُ القَلْبَ وَتُورِثُ النِّفاقَ وَتَکْسِبُ الصَّغائِنَ
“Beware of hostility and enmity, for it preoccupies the heart, leads to hypocrisy, and causes hatred. ”
Al-Kāfi, Volume 2, Page 301