علائم الحكيم
الْحَكِيمُ [الْحَلِيمُ] يَشْفِي السَّائِلَ وَيَجُودُ بِالْفَضَائِلِ
The wise person cures the asker [of his ignorance] and is generous with virtues
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الْحُكَمَاءُ أَشْرَفُ النَّاسِ أَنْفُساً وَأَكْثَرُهُمْ صَبْراً وَأَسْرَعُهُمْ عَفْواً وَأَوْسَعُهُمْ أَخْلَاقاً
The wise are the most honourable of all people, the most patient of them, the quickest of them in forgiving and the best of them in character
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الْحَكِيمُ [الْكَرِيمُ] مَنْ جَازَى الْإِسَاءَةَ بِالْإِحْسَانِ
A noble-minded person is one who repays evil with good
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أَعْيَا مَا يَكُونُ الْحَكِيمُ إِذَا خَاطَبَ سَفِيهاً
The wise person gets most fatigued when he speaks to a dimwit
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رَأْسُ الْحِكْمَةِ لُزُومُ الْحَقِّ
The peak of wisdom is clinging to the truth
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رَأْسُ الْحِكْمَةِ لُزُومُ الْحَقِّ وَطَاعَةُ الْمُحِقِّ
The peak of wisdom is clinging to the truth and obeying the one who stands for the truth
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كَيْفَ يَصْبِرُ عَلَى مُبَايَنَةِ الْأَضْدَادِ مَنْ لَمْ تُعِنْهُ الْحِكْمَةُ
How can one be patient in disassociating from the enemies [of his felicity] when he is not aided by wisdom?
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كُلَّمَا قَوِيَتِ الْحِكْمَةُ ضَعُفَتِ الشَّهْوَةُ
Every time wisdom grows stronger, lust grows weaker
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مَنْ عُرِفَ بِالْحِكْمَةِ لَاحَظَتْهُ الْعُيُونُ بِالْوَقَارِ
One who is known for [his] wisdom is looked at with reverence
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مَنْ ثَبَتَتْ لَهُ الْحِكْمَةُ عَرَفَ الْعِبْرَةَ
One whose wisdom becomes established understands the lessons [that can be learnt from the past]
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مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ طَاعَتُكَ لِمَنْ فَوْقَكَ [مَنْ فَوْقَكَ] وَإِجْلَالُكَ مَنْ فِي طَبَقَتِكَ وَإِنْصَافُكَ لِمَنْ دُونَكَ
It is part of wisdom to obey the one who is above you, to respect those who are at your level and to be fair to those who are below you
المصدر : غرر الحكم ودرر الكلم
مِنَ الْحِكْمَةِ أَنْ لَا تُنَازِعَ مَنْ فَوْقَكَ وَلَا تَسْتَذِلَّ مَنْ دُونَكَ وَلَا تَتَعَاطَى مَا لَيْسَ فِي قُدْرَتِكَ وَلَا يُخَالِفُ لِسَانُكَ قَلْبَكَ وَلَا قَوْلُكَ فِعْلَكَ وَلَا تَتَكَلَّمْ فِيمَا لَا تَعْلَمُ وَلَا تَتْرُكِ الْأَمْرَ عِنْدَ الْإِقْبَالِ وَتَطْلُبْهُ عِنْدَ الْإِدْبَارِ
It is from [the dictates of] wisdom that you should not dispute with the one who is above you; you should not humiliate the one who is below you; you should not pursue that which is not in your ability; you should not let your tongue go against [what is in] your heart, nor let your words go against your deeds; you should not speak about that which you have no knowledge of; and you should not leave the matter when it comes in front of you and seek it when it has passed
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الْحِكْمَةُ لَا تَحُلُّ قَلْبَ الْمُنَافِقِ إِلَّا وَهِيَ عَلَى ارْتِحَالٍ
Wisdom does not settle in the heart of a hypocrite except that it departs from it [soon after]
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بِالْعِلْمِ تُعْرَفُ الْحِكْمَةُ
Through knowledge, there is life
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قَدْ يَزِلُّ الْحَكِيمُ
A wise person may [at times also] make a mistake
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قَدْ يَقُولُ الْحِكْمَةَ غَيْرُ الْحَكِيمِ
Sometimes words of wisdom may be uttered by one who is not wise
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لَا خَيْرَ فِي الصَّمْتِ عَنِ الْحِكْمَةِ كَمَا أَنَّهُ لَا خَيْرَ فِي الْقَوْلِ بِالْبَاطِلِ
There is no benefit in remaining silent from wisdom just as there is no good in speaking falsehood
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