وَقَالَ (عليه السلام):
Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:
أَزْرَى بِنَفْسِهِ مَنِ اسْتَشْعَرَ الطَّمَعَ
He who adopts greed as a habit devalues himself;
وَ رَضِيَ بِالذُّلِّ مَنْ كَشَفَ عَنْ ضُرِّهِ
he who discloses his hardship agrees to humiliation;
وَ هَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ مَنْ أَمَّرَ عَلَيْهَا لِسَانَهُ.
and he who allows his tongue to overpower his soul debases the soul.
