Nahj al-Balāgha

Hadith 1825

governance

٢٤٩. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَفْضَلُ الْأَعْمَالِ مَا أَكْرَهْتَ نَفْسَكَ عَلَيْهِ.

249. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The best act is that which you have to force yourself to do.

Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī