ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): رَحِمَ اللّه‏ُ امرَأً عَلِمَ أنَّ نَفَسَهُ خُطاهُ إلى أجَلِهِ ، فبادَرَ عَمَلَهُ وقَصَّرَ أمَلَهُ.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Allah has mercy on the man who knows that his breaths are but his steps towards his end, so he hastens to perform good deeds and cuts short his high hopes.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 5214]