Subtlety in [seeking] recourse is the most advantageous of all ways.
اَلتَّلَطُّفُ فِي الحِيْلَةِ أجْدى مِنَ الْوَسِيلَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
For everything there is recourse.
لِكُلِّ شَيْء حِيلَةٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who neglects his recourse (or natural disposition) is made to rise [towards it] by tribulations.
مَنْ قَعَدَ عَنْ حِيلَتِهِ (جِبِلَّتِهِ)، أقامَتْهُ الشَّدائِدُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
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