Nahj al-Balāgha

Hadith 2000
governance
٥٢. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): أَوْلَى النَّاسِ بِالْعَفْوِ أَقْدَرُهُمْ عَلَى الْعُقُوبَةِ.
52. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The most capable of pardoning is he who is the most powerful to punish.
Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī