A message to a clever student

Mohammed Ibrahim Alhamdalfahras_Introduction of the third edition ... 3 _Introduction ... 4 _Message ... 5 _Admonitions: ... 6 1_God-consciousness ... 6 2_Patience, perseverance, diligence, and persistence ... 7 3_Respect for teachers and honoring them ... 8 4_Desire to benefit ... 9 5_Preserving time ... 10 6_High ambition ... 11 7_Nobility of the soul ... 12 8_Chastity, chastity ... 13 9_Benefiting people ... 14 10_Maintain the manners of conversation ... 15 11_Keep knowledge written ... 16 12_Practice oratory ... 17 13_Do not make the world your greatest concern, nor the extent of your knowledge ... 18 14_Know then know the virtue of knowledge ... 19 15_Avoid harshness and severity, and beware of negligence and excessive laxity ... 20 16_Do not elevate yourself to the point of arrogance, nor descend to the point of contempt and belittling ... 21 17_Avoid backbiting people ... 21 18_Seize the flower of youth and the prime of adolescence ... 21 19_Make your secret better than your public display ... 22 20_Avoid envy and hatred ... 22 21_Purity of heart ... 22 22_Do not despair of reforming the self ... 23 23_Avoid blind imitation ... 23 24_Avoid associating with evil people ... 25 25_With parents, do good ... 26 26_Avoid procrastination ... 26 27_Shabourah (hard dry pastry) ... 27 28_Accept constructive criticism and gentle advice ... 28 29_Be truthful ... 29 30_Sincerity ... 29 31_Stick to consultation ... 30 32_Perform prayer ... 30 33_Command good and forbid evil ... 30 34_Recite the Quran with reverence ... 30 35_Be good in manners with people ... 31 36_When you finish, exert effort, and desire from your Lord ... 31 _Poetry describing the state of the distinguished student ... 33