Wisdom and Ignorance
1- Imam Reza (A. S.) Wisdom and intellect is every man's friend, ignorance and illiteracy, are his enemies. (Tohafol-Oghool, p. 467)
2- The Honorable Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H.) Wisdom and intellect are the first thing that God created. (Ashshehab fel-Hekame-Val-Adab, p. 12)
3- The Reverent Amir (A. S.) Robust and elegant stature for one who is empty of wisdom, is of no use.(Fehrest-e-Ghorar, p. 325)
4- Imam Hassan Askari (A. S.)
Beauty of the face is the outward charm of a human being, and the beauty of soul is his inner charm.(Behar, vol. 1, p. 95)
5- Imam Mohammad Bagher (A.S.) Opposition of one's desires is the sign of the highest level of wisdom in a human being. (Behar, vol. 78, p. 164)
6- Imam Mohammad Bagher (A.S.) There is no pain worse than ignorance and lack of intellegence.(Tohafol-Oghool, p. 165)
7- Imam Hossein (A. S.)
Wisdom of a human being will attain the highest level only by following the truth. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 127))
8- Imam Musa Kazem (A. S.)
The sleep of a wise man is far better than vigilance of a fool during the night. ((Tohafol-Oghool, p. 419))
9- Imam Jafar Sadegh (A. S.)
A wise man will not he bitten twice by the same snake in a hole! ((Behar, vol. 1, p. 132))
10- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
Refrain from reliance on unrealistic hopes and wishes which are the capital of the ignorant and foolish people. ((Nahjo1-Ba1aghe. Letter 31))
11- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
The most foolish person is one, who considers himself the wisest! ((Fehrest-e-Ghorar, p 83))
12- Imam Musa Kazem (A. S.)
Human being has not been given anything higher than wisdom and intellect. ((Tohafol-Oghool, p. 419))
13- Imam Jafar Sadegh (A. S.)
The most knowledgeable person is one who runs away from ignorant people.((AIfaghih, vol. 4, p. 394))
14- The Honorable Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H.)
Blessings of God in the hands of an ignorant person, is in fact fruitless! (ignorant does not appreciate blessings of God). ((Ashshehab fel-Hekame-Val-Adab, p. 57))
15- Imam Reza(A. S.)
Friendship with an ignorant person is always linked with suffering, and inconvenience. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 355))
16- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
People consider the unknown as the enemy. ((Nahjo1-Ba1aghe. Sent 163))
17- The Honorable Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H.)
The one who doesn't act with insight and conception, is as the one who goes on a roadless way. ((Ashshehab fel-Hekame-Val-Adab, p. 8))
18- Imam Mohammad Bagher (A. S.)
Your knowledge and your self-consciousness, is the highest best stage of your recognition. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 165))
19- Imam Hossein (A. S.)
Increase of experiences, increases the wisdom of mankind. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 128))
20- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
An ignorant person always goes to extremes in his work! ((Nahjol-Balaghe, Sent. 67))
21- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
The best reason for clearsighted vision, is the beauty of adequacy and providence. ((Fehrest-e Ghorar, p. 102))
22- The Honorable Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H.)
A foolish man is one who follows his own sensuality and desires, while expects high rewards and such things! from God. ((Ashshehab Fel-Hekame-Val-Adab, p. 9))
23- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
When wise man gets old, his wisdom becomes young, but when the ignorant reaches old age, his ignorance blossoms. ((Fehrest-e-Ghorar, p. 189))
24- The Reverent Amnir (A. S.)
Expriences teach the mankind new lessons, the wise man is the one who takes them advice and counsel. ((Mavaez-e-Sadoogh, p. 72))
25- Imam Jafar Sadegh (A. S.)
Wisdom is that God be worshiped and paradise attained. ((Osool-e-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 11))
26- Imam Mohammad Bagher (A. S.)
God in (dooms day) will interrogate people according to the wisdom he has granted them. ((Behar, vol. 1, p. 1O6))
27- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
The Speech of a wise man is beyond his heart, and the heart of the foolishman is beyond his speech. ((Nahjol-Balaghe, Sent. 39))
28- Imam Reza (A. S.)
The most valuable stage of wisdom is the stage of self-consciousness. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 352))
29- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness. ((Tohafol-Oghool, p. 198))
30- Imam Hossein (A. S.)
Argument and debate with ignorant people is a sign of ignorance and unawareness of mankind. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 119))
31- Imam Jafar Sadegh (A. S.)
Three qualities are sign of ignorance: A) constant change of friends, B) break up without reason, and C) investigating something that does not concern him. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 230))
32- The Honorable Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H.)
We, the prophets of God, are ordered to speak with people, according to their apptitute. ((Osool-e-Kafi, vol. 1, p. 27))
33- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
To keep one's distance from an ignorance person, has the same value as the company of a wise man!((Nahjol-Balaghe, Letter. 31))
34- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
Wisdom and intellect are man's distinction, elegance and good moral characters his virtues. ((Fehrest-e-Ghorar, p. 262))
35- The Endeared Prophet of Islam (P.B.U.H.)
Follow your intellect to attain a desired result, and don't repulseit or you will be sorry ((Mostadrak, vol. 11, p. 2O7))
36- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
It is suffices for your wisdom rate and intellectual growth, to clarify the direction of stray from right path. ((Nahjo1-Balaghe, Sent. 413))
37- The Reverent Amir (A. S.)
What a many intellects that are found captive and entangled against the order of sensual desires. ((Nahjol-Balaghe, Sent. 202))
38- Imam Jafar Sadegh (A. S.)
Sensual desires are awake in the people, but their wisdom is always asleep! ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 228))
39- Reverent Amir (A. S.)
When wisdom reaches the acme of perfection it, will suppress the vicious instincts and injurious desires. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 6))
40- The Reverent Amir (A.S.)
Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person. ((Behar, vol. 78, p. 6))
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Edited & Compiled by: Seyed Ali Lavasani
Translation by: M.Shahnaz
