Wise words as cure or illness

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 265

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 265

Wise words as cure or illness
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٢٦٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِنَّ كَلاَمَ الْحُكَمَاءِ إذَا كَانَ صَوَاباً كَانَ دَوَاءً، وَإِذَا كَانَ خَطَأً كَانَ دَاءً.

265. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When the utterance of the wise is to the point it serves as a cure, but if it is wrong it proves like an illness. [1]