Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 195

Selections from The Sayings and Preaching of Amir al-Muminin Ali ibn Abi Talib (Peace Be Upon Him) Including His Replies to Questions and Maxims Expressed for Various Purposes.
Translated by Sayyid Ali Reza

وقال عليه السلام وقد مرّ بقذر على مزبلة:

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, passed beside a dump of rubbish full of filth and remarked:

هذا مَا بَخِلَ بِهِ الْبَاخِلُونَ.

This is what the misers used to be niggardly about.

و روي في خبر آخر أَنه قال:

In another tradition it is related that he said:

هذَا مَا كُنْتُمْ تَتَنَافَسُونَ فِيهِ بِالاْمْسِ!

This is what you used to dispute with each other about until yesterday!