Nahj al-Balāgha

Hadith 1822

governance

٢٤٥. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): إِذَا كَثُرَتِ الْمَقْدِرَةُ قَلَّتِ الشَّهْوَةُ.

245. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: When capability increases, desire decreases.

Source: al-Sharīf al-Raḍī