hadith
1490
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Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A man who teaches his own self and disciplines it deserves more reverence than a man who teaches others and disciplines them.
الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ): مُعلّمُ نفسِهِ ومُؤدّ بُها أحَقُّ بالإجْلالِ مِن معلّمِ النّاسِ ومُؤدّبِهِم.
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