Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: do not be like him who hopes for (bliss in) the next life without action and delays repentance by prolonging his desires, who utters words like ascetics in this world but whose deeds are like those who are eager for it.

Before speaking today, pause once and weigh the word.

Saying 150 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)