19ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أجْهلُ النّاسِ المُغَترُّ بقَولِ مادِحٍ مُتَملِّقٍ ، يُحسِّنُ لَهُ القَبيحَ ويُبغِّضُ إلَيهِ النَّصيحَ. |
19– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The most ignorant of people is one who is deluded by the praise of a flatterer who beautifies evil to him and renders a sincere advice detestable.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 3262] |
20ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : غايةُ الجَهلِ تَبَجُّحُ المَرءِ بِجَهْلِهِ. |
20– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The utter extremity of ignorance is for one to glorify his own ignorance.’[Ghurar al-Hikam, no. 6371] |
21ـ الإمامُ عليٌّ (عَلَيهِ الّسَلامُ) : أعظَمُ الجَهلِ جَهلُ الإنسانِ أمرَ نَفْسِهِ. |
21– Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The greatest form of ignorance is for a person to be ignorant of the condition of his own self.’[Ibid. no. 2936] |