The honourable person is not made reckless by the status he attains, even if it becomes as great as a mountain that is not shaken by strongest winds; and the lowly is made careless by the most inferior position, just as the grass that is moved by the passing breeze
He (‘a) praised a man saying: This is one whose peacefulness benefits and injustice is not feared from himWhen he says, he does and when he put in charge, he is just
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
زَكَاةُ الْقُدْرَةِ الْإِنْصَافُ
The alms-tax of power is even-handedness
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الْعَفْوُ زَكَاةُ الْقُدْرَةِ
Forgiveness is the alms-tax of power
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الظَّفَرُ شَافِعُ الْمُذْنِبِ
Victory is the intercessor of the guilty
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
الطَّمَعُ يُذِلُّ الْأَمِيرَ
Covetousness debases the commander
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
آلَةُ الرِّيَاسَةِ سَعَةُ الصَّدْرِ
The instrument of leadership is [patience and] large-heartedness