The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1853 (#Passage #212)

١٦٧. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): الْإِعْجَابُ يَمْنَعُ الِازْدِيَادَ.

167. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Vanity prevents progress. [1]

Gradings are classical jarḥ-wa-taʿdīl, name-matched to a rijāl index (not individually re-verified).