و درود خدا بر او فرمود: ارزش مرد به اندازه همت اوست، و راستگویی او به میزان جوانمردیش، و شجاعت او به قدر ننگی است که احساس می کند، و… Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The worth of a man is according to his courage, his truthfulness is according to his balance of…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): قَدْرُ الرَّجُلِ عَلَي قَدْرِ هِمَّتِهِ وَ صِدْقُهُ عَلَي قَدْرِ مُرُوءَتِهِ وَ شَجَاعَتُهُ عَلَي قَدْرِ أَنَفَتِهِ وَ عِفَّتُهُ عَلَي قَدْرِ غَيْرَتِهِ.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: The worth of a man is according to his courage, his truthfulness is according to his balance of temper, his valour is according to his self-respect and his chasteness is according to his sense of shame.

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