The Peak of Eloquence · Hadith 1980 (#Passage #339)

٢٧٨. وَقَالَ (عليه السلام): قَلِيلٌ تَدُومُ عَلَيْهِ أَرْجَى مِنْ كَثِيرٍ مَمْلُولٍ مِنْهُ.

278. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: A small action which is continued with regularity is more beneficial than a long one performed with disgust.

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