hadith
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Imam Ali (AS) said, Having less is preferable to humiliation.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : اَلتَّقَلُّلُ وَ لاالتّذَلُّلُ
Similar narrations
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #8315 Imam Ali (AS) said, Having less is all right, but being humiliated, never!
- Mīzān al-Ḥikma #910 Imam Ali (AS) said, 'Make do with little rather than disgracing yourself [by begging].
- Ghurar al-Ḥikam #8001 Imam Ali (AS) said, The hardships of poverty are preferable to facing humiliation.