هَلَكَ خُزَّانُ الْأَمْوَالِ وَهُمْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَالْعُلَمَاءُ بَاقُونَ مَا بَقِيَ اللَّيْلُ وَالنَّهَارُ أَعْيَانُهُمْ مَفْقُودَةٌ وَأَمْثَالُهُمْ فِي الْقُلُوبِ مَوْجُودَةٌ

The keepers of material treasures are annihilated while they are [still] alive while the scholars remain as long as the nights and days remainTheir bodies are lost but their examples [and teachings continue to] remain in the hearts

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

إِيَّاكَ أَنْ تَسْتَخِفَّ بِالْعُلَمَاءِ فَإِنَّ ذَلِكَ يُزْرِي بِكَ وَيُسِي‏ءُ الظَّنَّ بِكَ وَالْمَخِيلَةَ فِيكَ

Be careful not to disparage scholars, for indeed this will degrade you and make others think ill of you and expect evil from you

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

إِذَا رَأَيْتَ عَالِماً فَكُنْ لَهُ خَادِماً

When you see a [true] scholar, be a servant to him

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

مَنْ وَقَّرَ عَالِماً فَقَدْ وَقَّرَ رَبَّهُ

One who reveres a scholar has revered his Lord

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

لَا تَسْتَعْظِمَنَّ أَحَداً حَتَّى تَسْتَكْشِفَ مَعْرِفَتَهُ

Never regard anyone as venerable until you discover the level of his cognizance

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

لَا تَزْدَرِيَنَّ الْعَالِمَ وَإِنْ كَانَ حَقِيراً

Never disrespect a scholar, even if he is lowly

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

لَا تَجْعَلْ ذَرَبَ لِسَانِكَ عَلَى مَنْ أَنْطَقَكَ وَلَا بَلَاغَةَ قَوْلِكَ عَلَى مَنْ سَدَّدَكَ

Never use the sharpness of your tongue against the one who has made you speak or the eloquence of your speech against the one who guides you [to the right path]

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم

يُكْرَمُ الْعَالِمُ لِعِلْمِهِ وَالْكَبِيرُ لِسِنِّهِ وَذُو الْمَعْرُوفِ لِمَعْرُوفِهِ وَالسُّلْطَانُ لِسُلْطَانِهِ

The scholar is honoured because of his knowledge, the elderly because of his age, the doer of good because of his goodness and the king because of his kingship

المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم