٣٣٨. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): الْعِلْمُ عِلْمَانِ: مَطْبُوعٌ وَمَسْمُوعٌ وَلَا يَنْفَعُ الْمَسْمُوعُ إِذَا لَمْ يَكُنِ الْمَطْبُوعُ.

338. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: Knowledge is of two kinds — that which is absorbed and that which is just heard. The one that is heard does not give benefit unless it is absorbed.

338. La science a deux formes: celle qui est ferme dans l’esprit et se manifeste dans les œuvres, et celle qui est transmise et retenue. La seconde forme n’est pas utile en l’absence de la première.

Nahj al-Balāgha

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