Wisdom as supreme wealth and ignorance as poverty

Nahj al-Balāgha|Volume 1|Book 3|Chapter 54

Nahj al-Balāgha

Book 3, Chapter 54

Wisdom as supreme wealth and ignorance as poverty

Hadith #68

٥٤. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَا غِنَى كَالْعَقْلِ، وَلَا فَقْرَ كَالْجَهْلِ، وَلَا مِيرَاثَ كَالْأَدَبِ، وَلَا ظَهِيرَ كَالْمُشَاوَرَةِ.

54. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: There is no wealth like wisdom, no destitution like ignorance, no inheritance like refinement and no support like consultation.