Knowledge is better than Wealth
Imam Ali's advice to his companion Kumail :
O Kumail , knowledge is better than wealth ; for knowledge guards you , while you have to guard wealth ; and wealth is diminished when spent , while knowledge grows and increases when put in use .
O Kumail , dividend from wealth disappears with its loss ,
O Kumail , the hoarders of wealth have died , while the learned men exist for ever ; their bodies have disappeared but their teachings and wisdom are ingrained in the hearts .
Source : Nahj al-Balagha , saying 147
ﮔﻔﺘﮕﻮﻱ اﻣﺎﻡ ﻋﻠﻲ و ﻛﻤﻴﻞ اﺑﻦ ﺯﻳﺎﺩ ﺩﺭﺑﺎﺭﻩ ﺩاﻧﺶ :
اﻱ ﻛﻤﻴﻞ ! ﺩاﻧﺶ ﺑﻬﺘﺮ اﺯ ﻣﺎﻝ اﺳﺖ . ﺯﻳﺮا ﻋﻠﻢ ﻧﮕﻬﺒﺎﻥ ﺗﻮﺳﺖ , و ﻣﺎﻝ ﺭا ﺗﻮ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﻧﮕﻬﺒﺎﻥ ﺑﺎﺷﻲ . ﻣﺎﻝ ﺑﺎ ﺑﺨﺸﺶ ﻛﺎﺳﺘﻲ ﭘﺬﻳﺮﺩ اﻣﺎ ﻋﻠﻢ ﺑﺎ ﺑﺨﺸﺶ ﻓﺰﻭﻧﻲ ﮔﻴﺮﺩ .
و ﻣﻘﺎﻡ و ﺷﺨﺼﻴﺘﻲ ﻛﻪ ﺑﺎ ﻣﺎﻝ ﺑﻪ ﺩﺳﺖ ﺁﻣﺪﻩ ﺑﺎ ﻧﺎﺑﻮﺩﻱ ﻣﺎﻝ , ﻧﺎﺑﻮﺩ ﻣﻴﮕﺮﺩﺩ .
ﺷﻨﺎﺧﺖ ﻋﻠﻢ , ﺁﻳﻴﻨﻲ اﺳﺖ ﻛﻪ ﺑﺎ ﺁﻥ ﭘﺎﺩاﺵ ﺩاﺩﻩ ﻣﻴﺸﻮﺩ , و اﻧﺴﺎﻥ ﺩﺭ ﺯﻧﺪﮔﻲ ﺑﺎ ﺁﻥ ﺧﺪا ﺭا اﻃﺎﻋﺖ ﻣﻴﻜﻨﺪ و ﭘﺲ اﺯ ﻣﺮﮒ ﻧﺎﻡ ﻧﻴﻜﻮ ﺑﻪ ﻳﺎﺩﮔﺎﺭ ﻣﻴﮕﺬاﺭﺩ .
ﺩاﻧﺶ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﻧﺮﻭا و ﻣﺎﻝ ﻓﺮﻣﺎﻧﺒﺮ اﺳﺖ .
ﻧﻬﺞ اﻟﺒﻼﻏﻪ , ﺣﻜﻤﺖ ﺻﺪ و ﭼﻬﻞ و ﻫﻔﺖ
