John Shaqi

۴۵۰. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَا مَزَحَ امْرُؤٌ مَزْحَةً إِلَّا مَجَّ مِنْ عَقْلِهِ مَجَّةً.


Translation

450. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Whenever a man cuts a joke he separates away a bit from his wit.


Chapter (Bab)Diminishing wit through excessive joking
CollectionNahj al-Balagha

Compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi

Source

License: Free for educational and research use (Thaqalayn Data API)

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