Al-Imam Ali (p.b.u.h), said:

Hadith n. 65
65. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: A lack of friends means strangeness.

Hadith n. 66
66. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: To miss what one needs is easier than to beg from an inappropriate person.

Hadith n. 67
67. Amir al-mu’minin, peace be upon him, said: Do not feel ashamed for giving little because refusal is smaller than that.

Source: https://www.al-islam.org/nahjul-balagha-part-2-letters-and-sayings