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Nahj al-Balāgha

al-Sharīf al-Raḍī

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Fool's heart in mouth, wise man's tongue in heart

1670. hadíth

٤١. وقد روي عنه (عليه ‏السلام) هذا المعنى بلفظ آخر، وهو قوله: قَلبُ الْأَحْمَقِ فِي فِيهِ، وَلِسَانُ الْعَاقِلِ فِي قَلْبِهِ.

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.

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