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Imam Ali (AS) said, It is from [the dictates of] wisdom that you should not dispute with the one who is above you; you should not humiliate the one who is below you; you should not pursue that which is not in your ability; you should not let your tongue go against [what is in] your heart, nor let your words go against your deeds; you should not speak about that which you have no knowledge of; and you should not leave the matter when it comes in front of you and seek it when it has passed.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : مِنَ الحِكْمَةِ أنْ لاتُنازِعَ مَنْ فَوْقَكَ وَ لاتَسْتَذِلَّ مَنْ دُونَكَ وَلاتَتَعاطى ما لَيْسَ في قُدْرَتِكَ وَ لا يُخالِفَ لِسانُكَ قَلْبَكَ وَ لاقَوْلُكَ فِعْلَكَ وَ لاتَتَكَلَّمَ فِيما لاتَعْلَمُ وَ لاتَتْرُكَ الأمْرَ عِنْدَ الإقْبالِ وَ تَطْلُبَهُ عِنْدَ الإدْبارِ
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