339. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Correctness of decision goes together with power. The one emerges with the other’s emergence and disappears when the other disappears. [1]
Nahj al-Balāgha #2241441. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Governing power is the proving ground for people.
Nahj al-Balāgha #167548. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Victory is by determination; determination is by the turning over of thoughts; and thoughts...