18- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): تَولَّوْا مِن أنفسِكُم تأديبَها، واعدِلُوا بها عَن ضَراوةِ عاداتِها .
18- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Take charge of the discipline of your selves and shift them away from their rough habits.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 4522]
19- الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مُعلّمُ نفسِهِ ومُؤدّ بُها أحَقُّ بالإجْلالِ مِن معلّمِ النّاسِ ومُؤدّبِهِم.
19- Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A man who teaches his own self and disciplines it deserves more reverence than a man who teaches others and disciplines them.’[Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 56, no. 33]