Authority as a lion rider envied yet precarious

Nahj al-Balāgha · Volume 1 · Section 263 · 1 narrations

Hadith 2163

263. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The holder of authority is like the rider on a lion — he is envied for his position but he well knows his position. [1]

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