The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1961 (#Passage #320)

٢٦٣. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): صَاحِبُ السُّلْطَانِ كَرَاكِبِ الْأَسَدِ : يُغْبَطُ بِمَوْقِعِهِ، وَهُوَ أَعْلَمُ بِمَوْضِعِهِ.

263. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: The holder of authority is like the rider on a lion — he is envied for his position but he well knows his position. [1]

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