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hadith 1670
Hadith #
1670
Book
Nahj al-Balāgha
Volume
1
Section
41
Part
Sayings
Chapter
Fool's heart in mouth, wise man's tongue in heart
Source
al-Sharīf al-Raḍī
۞
41. This very sense has been related from Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, in a different version as follows: The heart of a fool is in his mouth while the tongue of the wise man is in his heart.
٤١. وقد روي عنه (عليه ‏السلام) هذا المعنى بلفظ آخر، وهو قوله
قَلبُ الْأَحْمَقِ فِي فِيهِ، وَلِسَانُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي قَلْبِهِ.
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