16-3 (The compiler of the book narrated) that his father - may God be pleased with him - narrated that Muhammad ibn Yahya al-Attar and Ahmad ibn Idris quoted Abu Sa’id Sahl ibn Zyad al-Adamy, on the authority of Muhammad ibn al-Hussein ibn Zayd al-Zyat, on the authority of Amr ibn Uthman al-Khazzaz, on the authority of Sabit ibn Dinar, on the authority of Sa’ed ibn Tarif al-Khifaf, on the authority of Al-Asbaq ibn al-Nobatat that the Commander of the Faithful Imam Ali (MGB) said,

“Honesty equals faithfulness. Lying equals treason. Politeness equals nobility. Determination equals accomplishment. Wastefulness equals destruction. Frugality equals being wealthy. Greed equals lowness. Lowness equals debasement. Generosity equals friendship. Meanness equals loneliness. Kindness equals humbleness. Disability equals debasement. Following aspirations equals deviation. Loyalty equals manliness. Selfishness equals destruction. Perseverance equals prosperity.”