Sayings · Soft-trunked trees bear thick branches

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

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Arabic text

٢١٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): مَنْ لَانَ عُودُهُ كَثُفَتْ أَغْصَانُهُ.

Original English translation

214. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The tree whose trunk is soft has thick branches. [1]

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