Sayings · Guarding secrets ensures self-control

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

١٦٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ كَتَمَ سِرَّهُ كَانَتِ الْخِيرَةُ بِيَدِهِ.

Original English translation

162. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: He who guards his secrets retains control in his own hands.

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