Nahj al-Balagha Hadith n. 346

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

وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام):

Amir al-mu'minin, peace be upon him, said:

مَاءُ وَجْهِكَ جَامِدٌ يُقْطِرُهُ السُّؤَالُ،

The dignity of your face is solid but begging dissolves it away:

فَانْظُرْ عِنْدَ مَنْ تُقْطِرُهُ.

therefore, look carefully before whom you dissolve it.