59. He (a) said about the one whom he was censuring: His [lower] self dominates him by means of that which he assumes, and he cannot overpower it with what he is certain of. He has made his vain desire his master and he obeys it in all his affairs.
59. He (a) said about the one whom he was censuring: His [lower] self dominates him by means of that which he assumes, and he cannot overpower it with what he is certain of. He has made his vain desire his master and he obeys it in all his affairs.
59 وقالَ في حَقِّ مَنْ ذَمَّهُ: تَغْلِبُهُ نَفْسُهُ عَلى ما يَظُنُّ، ولا يَغْلِبُها عَلى ما يَسْتَيْقِنُ، قَدْ جَعَلَ هَواهُ أمِيرَهُ، وأطاعَهُ فِي سائِرِ أُمُورِهِ.