أَعْجَزُ النَّاسِ مَنْ عَجَزَ عَنْ إِصْلَاحِ نَفْسِهِ
The weakest of people is one who is unable to reform his soul
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَرْجَى النَّاسِ صَلَاحاً مَنْ إِذَا وَقَفَ عَلَى مَسَاوِيهِ سَارَعَ إِلَى التَّحَوُّلِ عَنْهَا
The person who has the most hope of reformation is one who hastens to change himself when he learns of his faults
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنَّ النَّفْسَ حَمْضَةٌ وَالْأُذُنَ مَجَّاجَةٌ فَلَا تَجُبَّ [فَلَا تُجْبِرْ] فهلك [فَهْمَكَ بِالْإِلْحَاحِ عَلَى قَلْبِكَ فَإِنَّ لِكُلِّ عُضْوٍ مِنَ الْبَدَنِ اسْتِرَاحَةً
Verily the soul is like the camel that likes to eat bitter grass, and the ear does not retain much of what it hears, so do not cut off your understanding by being importunate with your soul because for each part of the body there is [need for] repose
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنْ أَسْلَمْتَ نَفْسَكَ لِلَّهِ سَلِمَتْ نَفْسُكَ
If you submit your soul to Allah, your soul remains safe
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِنْ سَمَتْ هِمَّتُكَ لِإِصْلَاحِ النَّاسِ فَابْدَأْ بِنَفْسِكَ فَإِنَّ تَعَاطِيَكَ صَلَاحَ غَيْرِكَ وَأَنْتَ فَاسِدٌ أَكْبَرُ الْعَيْبِ
If your zeal for reforming the people becomes heightened, then begin with yourself; for indeed your pursuit for the righteousness of others while you are [yourself] corrupt, is the greatest flaw
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
إِذَا رَغِبْتَ فِي صَلَاحِ نَفْسِكَ فَعَلَيْكَ بِالاقْتِصَادِ وَالْقُنُوعِ وَالتَّقَلُّلِ
When you desire the uprightness of your soul then you should adopt moderation, contentment and the reduction of [your] wants
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
تَوَلَّوْا مِنْ أَنْفُسِكُمْ تَأْدِيبَهَا وَاعْدِلُوا بِهَا عَنْ ضَرَاوَةِ [ضروراة] عَادَاتِهَا
Take it upon yourselves to discipline your souls and turn them away from their harmful habits
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
كُلَّمَا ازْدَادَ عَلِمُ الرَّجُلِ زَادَتْ عِنَايَتُهُ بِنَفْسِهِ وَبَذَلَ فِي رِيَاضَتِهَا وَصَلَاحِهَا جُهْدَهُ
Just as knowledge guides a person and saves him, similarly, ignorance misguides him and destroys him
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ أَصْلَحَ نَفْسَهُ مَلَكَهَا
One who reforms his soul gains mastery over it
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ أَجْهَدَ نَفْسَهُ فِي إِصْلَاحِهَا [صَلَاحِهَا] سَعِدَ
Whoever struggles with his soul in order to reform it, becomes felicitous
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ لَمْ يَنْتَفِعْ بِنَفْسِهِ لَمْ يَنْتَفِعْ بِهِ النَّاسُ [النَّاسُ بِهِ]
Whoever does not benefit from his [own] soul, people do not benefit from him
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ لَمْ يُصْلِحْ نَفْسَهُ لَمْ يُصْلِحْ غَيْرَهُ
One who does not reform himself cannot reform others
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مَنْ لَمْ يَتَدَارَكْ نَفْسَهُ بِإِصْلَاحِهَا أَعْضَلَ دَاؤُهُ وَأَعْيَا شِفَاؤُهُ وَعَدِمَ الطَّبِيبَ
Whoever does not set right his soul by reforming it, his malady becomes worse and curing it becomes impossible, and he will not find any physician [who can treat it]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
لَا تَتْرُكِ الِاجْتِهَادَ فِي إِصْلَاحِ نَفْسِكَ فَإِنَّهُ لَا يُعِينُكَ عَلَيْهَا إِلَّا الْجِدُّ
Do not abandon struggle in reforming yourself, for indeed nothing but diligence will assist you [to achieve this]
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
صَلَاحُ النَّفْسِ قِلَّةُ الطَّمَعِ
The uprightness of the soul is [in] reduced greed
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
اسْتِدْرَاكُ فَسَادِ النَّفْسِ مِنْ أَنْفَعِ التَّحْقِيقِ
Redressing the corruption of one’s soul is the most beneficial accomplishment
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
أَنْصَحُ النَّاسِ لِنَفْسِهِ أَطْوَعُهُمْ لِرَبِّهِ
The one who is the most sincere well-wisher for himself is he who is most obedient to his Lord
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم