On silence Except when Speaking what is Good, Abandonment of what does not concern one, and Slander — Hadith 6

6. Muḥammad ibn Sinān narrated from Abū ʿAmmār Bayyāʿ al-Aksiyah, [1] from al-Zaydī, from Abū Arākah who said, “I heard ʿAlī (a) say, ‘Verily Allah has some servants whose hearts have been humbled by the awe of Allah, so they abstain from speech despite being eloquent, articulate, wise, and noble. They race towards Him with pure actions, not considering their numerous [good] deeds to be much, nor being satisfied with [only] little. They consider themselves to be vile while they are [truly] sagacious and virtuous. ’”