Sayings · Consistent small actions outweigh sporadic large efforts

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

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Arabic text

٢٧٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): قَلِيلٌ تَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ أَرْجَى مِنْ كَثِيرٍ مَمْلُولٍ مِنْهُ.

Original English translation

278. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A small action which is continued with regularity is more beneficial than a long one performed with disgust.

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