Sayings · Increasing intelligence reduces speech

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

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Arabic text

٧١. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِذَا تَمَّ الْعَقْلُ نَقَصَ الْكَلاَمُ.

Original English translation

71. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: As intelligence increases, speech decreases. [1]

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