Sayings · Flattery leading to personal downfall

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

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Arabic text

٤٦٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): رُبَّ مَفْتُونٍ بِحُسْنِ الْقَوْلِ فِيهِ.

Original English translation

462. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Many a man gets into mischief because of being spoken well about.

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