حکمت 113: سرمایه ای از عقل سودمندتر نیست، و تنهایی ترسناکتر… · Saying 113

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): لَا مَالَ أَعْوَدُ مِنَ الْعَقْلِ وَ لَا وَحْدَةَ أَوْحَشُ مِنَ الْعُجْبِ وَ لَا عَقْلَ كَالتَّدْبِيرِ وَ لَا كَرَمَ كَالتَّقْوَي وَ لَا قَرِينَ كَحُسْنِ الْخُلُقِ وَ لَا مِيرَاثَ كَالْأَدَبِ وَ لَا قَائِدَ كَالتَّوْفِيقِ وَ لَا تِجَارَةَ كَالْعَمَلِ الصَّالِحِ وَ لَا رِبْحَ كَالثَّوَابِ وَ لَا وَرَعَ كَالْوُقُوفِ عِنْدَ الشُّبْهَةِ وَ لَا زُهْدَ كَالزُّهْدِ فِي الْحَرَامِ وَ لَا عِلْمَ كَالتَّفَكُّرِ وَ لَا عِبَادَةَ كَأَدَاءِ الْفَرَائِضِ وَ لَا إِيمَانَ كَالْحَيَاءِ وَ الصَّبْرِ وَ لَا حَسَبَ كَالتَّوَاضُعِ وَ لَا شَرَفَ كَالْعِلْمِ وَ لَا عِزَّ كَالْحِلْمِ وَ لَا مُظَاهَرَةَ أَوْثَقُ مِنَ الْمُشَاوَرَةِ.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: No wealth is more profitable than wisdom, no loneliness is more estranging than vanity, no wisdom is as good as tact, no honour is like fear from Allah, no companion is like the goodness of moral character, no inheritance is like civility, no guide is like promptiude, no trade is like virtuous acts, no profit is like Divine reward, no self control is like inaction in time of doubt, no abstention is like that (which is) from prohibitions, no knowledge is like thinking, no worship is like the discharge of obligation, no belief is like modesty and endurance, no attainment is like humility, no honour is like knowledge, no power is like forbearance, and no support is more reliable than consultation