١٧٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): احْصُدِ الشَّرَّ مِنْ صَدْرِ غَيْرِكَ بِقَلْعِهِ مِنْ صَدْرِكَ.
178. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Cut away evil from the chest of others by snatching (it) away from your own chest. [1]
Eradicating evil by purifying one's own heart
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 178