Sayings · Powerful words surpass physical force

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

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Arabic text

۳۹۴. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): رُبَّ قَوْلٍ أَنْفَذُ مِنْ صَوْلٍ.

Original English translation

394. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Many an expression is more effective than an attack.

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