حکمت 347: ستودن بیش از آنچه که سزاوار است نوعی چاپلوسی،… · Saying 347
و درود خدا بر او فرمود: ستودن بیش از آنچه که سزاوار است نوعی چاپلوسی، و کمتر از آن، درماندگی یا حسادت است. Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: To praise more than what is due is sycophancy; to do it less is either because of inability to…
وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): الثَّنَاءُ بِأَكْثَرَ مِنَ الِاسْتِحْقَاقِ مَلَقٌ وَ التَّقْصِيرُ عَنِ الِاسْتِحْقَاقِ عِيٌّ أَوْ حَسَدٌ
Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: To praise more than what is due is sycophancy; to do it less is either because of inability to speak or of envy.
Source: Nahj al-Balagha, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. Persian: ترجمه محمد دشتی (Mohammad Dashti). English: Translation by Sayed Ali Reza (letters, sayings and sermons 1–16). Text from github.com/WWGTX/NahjulBalaghah. · Free for non-commercial religious use, with attribution