٧١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِذَا تَمَّ الْعَقْلُ نَقَصَ الْكَلاَمُ.
71. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: As intelligence increases, speech decreases. [1]
Increasing intelligence reduces speech
Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 71
٧١. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): إِذَا تَمَّ الْعَقْلُ نَقَصَ الْكَلاَمُ.
71. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: As intelligence increases, speech decreases. [1]