17ـ رسولُ اللهِِ (صَلَّيَ اللهُ عَلَيهِ وَ آلِهِ): مَن كانَت هِمَّتُهُ أكلَهُ، كانَت قِيمَتُهُ ما أكَلَهُ.
17– The Prophet (SAWA) said, ‘He whose sole concern is his food, his worth is [equivalent] to that which he eats.’[Tanbih al-Khawatir, v. 1, p. 48]
18ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مَن كانَت هِمَّتُهُ ما يَدخُلُ بَطنَهُ، كانَت قِيمَتُهُ مايَخرُجُ مِنهُ.
18- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘He whose sole concern is what enters his stomach, his worth is [equivalent to] what comes out of it.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 8830]
19ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): ما أبعَدَ الخَيرَ مِمَّن هِمَّتُهُ بَطنُهُ وفَرجُهُ!
19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘How far away is goodness from he whose sole concern is his stomach and private parts.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 9642]
