Vanity as an enemy of intelligence

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 212

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 212

Vanity as an enemy of intelligence
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٢١٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): عُجْبُ الْمَرْءِ بِنَفْسِهِ أَحَدُ حُسَّادِ عَقْلِهِ.

212. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A man’s vanity for himself is one of the enemies of his intelligence. [1]