Do not include a miser in your consultation as he will turn you away from the goal and frighten you...
لاتُدْخِلَنَّ في مَشْوَرَتِكَ بَخيلاً فَيَعْدِلَ بِكَ عَنِ القَصْدِ ويَعِدَكَ الفَقْرَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Never include a coward in your consultation as he will weaken your resolve in the matter and [will]...
لاتُشْرِكَنَّ في رَأْيِكَ جَباناً يُضَعِّفُكَ عَنِ الأمْرِ، ويُعَظِّمُ عَلَيْكَ ما لَيْسَ بِعَظيم۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Do not consult the liar, for indeed he is like the mirage that makes the distant seem near and the...
لاتَسْتَشِرِ الكَذَّابَ فَإنَّهُ كَالسَّرابِ يُقَرِّبُ عَلَيْكَ البَعيدَ وَيُبَعِدُّ عَلَيْكَ القَريبَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Never include a greedy person in your consultation as he will facilitate evil [deeds] and glamorize...
لاتُشْرِكَنَّ في مَشْوَرَتِكَ حَريصاً يُهَوِّنْ عَلَيْكَ الشَّرَّ، وَيُزَيِّنْ لَكَ الشَّرَهَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The intelligent one never dispenses with consultation.
لا يَسْتَغْنِي العاقِلُ عَنِ المُشاوَرَةِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no backing [and support that is stronger and] more reliable than consultation.
لامُظاهَرَةَ أوْثَقُ مِنْ مُشاوَرَة۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who becomes satisfied with his own intellect (or action) has gone astray.
مَنِ اسْتَغْنى بِعَقْلِهِ (بِفِعْلِهِ) ضَلَّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
