✦⋆· said, "Whoever succumbs to degrading himself is not considered from among us, the

Ahlulbayt."

● "The most disgraceful of people is he who humiliates others."

✦⋆· said, "Death is preferable over a life of disgrace. Frugal living is preferable over begging from others."

● "A lifetime of honour can never compensate for an hour of disgrace."

● "He who discloses his shortcomings to others resigns himself to disgrace."

● "Avarice is disgrace."

✦⋆· said,"Death with dignity is better than living with disgrace."

✦⋆· said, "There is no disgrace worse than that of greed."

✦⋆· said, "A believer must never disgrace himself." When asked by someone how this disgrace comes about, he replied, "By going out of his way to obtain that which is beyond his control, he ends up disgracing himself."

● Someone once came to one of the Imams (as) complaining about a man who was wronging him. The Imam (as) replied, "Be patient with him." The man retorted, "But people are taking me for a disgraced fool." The Imam replied, 'The disgraced one is actually the one who wrongs others."