Nahj al-Balāgha


Book 3, Chapter 449

Saying 449
2 Aḥadīth

٤٤٩. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ كَرُمَتْ عَلَيْهِ نَفْسُهُ هَانَتْ عَلَيْهِ شَهْوَتُهُ.


449. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whoever maintains his own respect in view, his desires appear light to him.