sayingSpeech & SilenceSaying 357
“To praise more than what is due is sycophancy; to do it less is either because of inability to speak or of envy.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: to praise more than what is due is sycophancy; to do it less is either because of inability to speak or of envy.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Before speaking today, pause once and weigh the word.
SOURCE
Saying 357 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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