Imam Ali (AS) said, Two qualities have in them the consolidation of magnanimity: a persons eschewing that which disgraces him and his acquiring that which embellishes him.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : خَصْلَتانِ فيهِما جِماعُ المُرُوءَةِ: اِجْتِنابُ الرَّجُلِ ما يَشينُهُ وَ اكْتِسابُهُ ما يَزينُهُ
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Ghurar al-Ḥikam #9217Imam Ali (AS) said, Magnanimity is a persons eschewal of that which dishonours him and his earning that which embellishes him.