The Holy Prophet [s] said: "At the moment when the coffin of a person is being lifted and carried, the concerning soul follows its corpse and regretfully calls: 'O you my children and my relatives! Beware that the world does not cheat you as it did me. I gathered wealth regardless of it being lawful or unlawful and left all of it for others. Now I am left with its burden upon me while they enjoy the fruit of it; therefore, avoid that which is similar to what happened to me'."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 6, p. 161

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "If man perceived his death and its speed towards him, he would certainly detest the world and its hopes."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 73, p. 166

Imam Kadhim, the seventh Imam [a], said: "The likeness of this world is as a snake which is soft to the touch while there is killing poison in its inside. Possessors of wisdom avoid it but children (naive ones) are fond of it and like to catch it with their hands."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 78, p. 311

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "The love of this fleeting world is the origin of all vices."

AI-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 315

The Neglectful Slaves of this Deceitful World

Imam Husayn [a] said: "Verily, people are the slaves of the world and their religion is superficial, only on their tongues. They are attentive to it as long as their material benefits are provided, but when they are tested, the number of true devotees dwindles."

Tuhaful-'Uqul & Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 44, p. 374

Imam Hassan ibn Ali [a] said: "I wonder about the person who contemplates about his nutrition but he does not consider (the food of) his intellect. Thus, he avoids of what hurts him in his stomach but he lets his mind to be filled with what destroys him."

Safinat-ul-Bihar, vol. 2, p. 84

Greed and Futile Hopes

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Even though miserliness, cowardice and greed are different qualities, yet they are common in having an incorrect idea about Allah."

Nahjul-Balagha, letter 52

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "If a son of Adam possessed two vast valleys wherein gold and silver flowed, he would still wish to search for the third one."

Man La Yahduruhul Faqih, vol. 4, p. 418

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "He who devotes his heart to this world will be subjected to three conditions: endless grief, unquenchable desire, and futile hope."

Usul-I-Kafi, vol. 2 p. 320

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "How many wretched people there are whose days are being numbered but yet they are laboriously seeking wealth."

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 240

Arrogance and Pride

Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Do not become obstinate (and do not strictly follow your own ideas), because such a one will meet destruction."

Tasnif-I-Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 443

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen [a] said: "He who considers himself a great one (self-conceited), is naught with Allah.

Tasnif-I-Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 308 & Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 6, p. 91

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "Two things cause people to be destroyed (and lead unto Hell): fear of poverty, and seeking superiority through pride."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 72, p. 39

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "You should avoid self-admiration, having reliance upon what appears good in yourself, and love of exaggerated praise because this is one of the most reliable opportunities for Satan."

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 298

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "He who has even a little arrogance in his heart will not be allowed to enter Heaven."

Al-Kafi, vol. 2, p. 310

Moderation in Economic Affairs

Imam Sadiq [a] said: "I ensure that he who economizes will never become indigent."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 71, p. 346

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "The best policy is the application of benevolence."

Ghurar-ul-Hikam, p. 182

Imam Amir ul Mu'mineen Ali [a] said: "(To consume) more than needed is extravagance."

Mustadrak-ul-Wasa'iI, vol. 15, p. 271

Imam Kadhim [a] said: "Had people a moderate habit in eating, their bodies would become strengthened."

Bihar-ul-Anwar, vol. 66, p. 334

The Holy Prophet [s] said: "None passes a graveyard except that the dead call out to him: 'O you neglectful person! Were you aware of what we have been made aware of, it would make your blood run cold'."

Irshad-ul-Qulub