Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #216

Saying 216

Passage #226


Passage #264

٢١٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ نَالَ اسْتَطَالَ.


216. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who gives generously achieves position. (Or according to another interpretation): He who achieves position begins to make wrong use of it.