Hawzah News Agency – The commander of the faithful, Imam Ali peace be upon him says:

مُعلّمُ نفسِهِ ومُؤدّ بُها أحَقُّ بالإجْلالِ مِن معلّمِ النّاسِ ومُؤدّبِهِم.

'A man who teaches his own self and disciplines it deserves more reverence than a man who teaches others and disciplines them.'

Source: Bihar al-Anwar, v. 2, p. 56, no. 33