٨٦. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): رَأْيُ الشَّيْخِ أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ جَلَدِ الْغُلاَمِ؛ وَروي: مِنْ مَشْهَدِ الْغُلاَمِ.

86. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: I love the opinion of an old man more than the determination of a young man; (or according to another version) more than the martyrdom of a young man.

86. L’opinion du vieillard m’est plus aimable que la fermeté du jeune dans le combat.

Nahj al-Balāgha

Chapter #86