و درود خدا بر او فرمود: اندیشه پیر در نزد من از تلاش جوان خوشایندتر است (و نقل شده که تجربه پیران از آمادگی رزمی جوانان برتر است.) Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: I love the opinion of an old man more than the determination of a young man; (or according to…

وَ قَالَ (عليه السلام): رَأْيُ الشَّيْخِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ جَلَدِ الْغُلَامِ وَ رُوِيَ مِنْ مَشْهَدِ الْغُلَامِ.

Amir al-Mu'minin, peace be upon him, said: I love the opinion of an old man more than the determination of a young man; (or according to another version) more than the martyrdom of a young man

Source: Nahj al-Balagha, compiled by al-Sharif al-Radi. Persian: ترجمه محمد دشتی (Mohammad Dashti). English: Translation by Sayed Ali Reza (letters, sayings and sermons 1–16). Text from github.com/WWGTX/NahjulBalaghah. · Free for non-commercial religious use, with attribution