Opinions And The Opinonated

Indeed the lone opinion [without any consultation] may be erroneous. قَدْ يَزِلُّ الرَّأيُ الفَذُّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Indeed one who thinks his opinion is sufficient [and does not seek advice] has taken a [huge] risk. قَدْ خاطَرَ مَنِ اسْتَغْنى بِرَأيِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is ignorant of the different opinions is incapacitated by ruses [and is unable to decide on... مَنْ جَهِلَ وُجوهَ الآراءِ أعْيَتْهُ الحِيَلُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who fails to apply the [correct] opinion becomes disconcerted. مَنْ أضاعَ الرَّأيَ إرْتَبَكَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who acts on the [correct] opinion, benefits [from it]. مَنْ أعْمَلَ الرَّأيَ غَنِمَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One whose opinions are weak, his enemies become stronger. مَنْ ضَعُفَتْ آراؤُهُ قَوِيَتْ أعْداؤُهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is impressed by his [own] opinions is defeated by his enemies. مَنْ أعْجَبَتْهُ آراؤُهُ غَلَبَتْهُ أعْداؤُهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who admires his [own] opinion is overwhelmed (or destroyed) by incompetence. مَنْ اُعْجِبَ بِرَأيِهِ مَلَكَهُ (أهْلَكَهُ) العَجْزُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Do not become opinionated [and headstrong], for the one who is opinionated is destroyed. لا تَسْتَبِدَّ بِرَأيِكَ، فَمَنِ اسْتَبَدَّ بِرَأيِهِ هَلَكَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Do not use opinion [and conjecture] in that which is neither perceived by sight nor penetrated by... لاتَسْتَعْمِلُوا الرَّأيَ فيما لايُدْرِكُهُ البَصَرُ، ولاتَتَغَلْغَلُ فيهِ الفِكَرُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is not obeyed has no opinion. لا رَأيَ لِمَنْ لا يُطاعُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is content with his [own] opinion is indeed doomed. مَنْ قَنِعَ بِرَأيِهِ فَقَدْ هَلَكَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم When one is opinionated, it becomes easy for his enemies to defeat him. مَنِ اسْتَبَدَّ بِرَأيِهِ خَفَّتْ وَطْأَتُهُ على أعْدائِهِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who takes the different opinions into consideration recognizes the points of error. مَنِ اسْتَقْبَلَ وُجوهَ الآراءِ عَرَفَ مَواقِعَ الخَطاءِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is opinionated has endangered and imperilled [himself]. مَنِ اسْتَبَدَّ بِرَأيِهِ خاطَرَ وغَرَّرَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم The opinionated one falls into error and blunder. المُسْتَبِدُّ مُتَهَوِّرٌ فِي الخَطاءِ والغَلَطِ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Indeed the opinionated one has made an error [by not considering the other opinions]. قَدْ أخْطَاءَ المُسْتَبِدُّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم One who is opinionated [and headstrong] slips. مَنِ اسْتَبَدَّ بِرَأيِهِ زَلَّ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Being opinionated will make you slip and will cause you to fall into an abyss. اَلاِسْتِبْدادُ بِرَأيِكَ يُزِلُّكَ، وَيُهَوِّرُكَ فِي المَهاوي۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم How bad a disposition opinionatedness [and arbitrariness] is! بِئْسَ الاِسْتِعْدادُ الاِستِبْدادُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم