POVERTY IS ONE OF THE MOST HORRIBLE OF CALAMITIES.
BUT STILL WORSE THAN POVERTY
IS THE BODILY SICKNESS; AND THE SICKNESS OF SOUL IS WORSE THAN THE BODILY SICKNE SS. PLENTY OF WEALTH IS ONE OF GOD S BLESSING, BUT SOUND HEALTH IS BETTER THAN THA T, AND THE PIETY OF HEART IS EVEN SUPERIOR THAN SOUND HEALTH. IMAM ALI (A.S.)