Experiences don’t end.
التَّجارِبُ لا تَنْقَضي(وَالعاقِلُ مِنْها في زِيادَة)۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Experiences are beneficial knowledge.
اَلتَّجارِبُ عِلْمٌ مُسْتَفادٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Experience bears the fruit of learning.
اَلتَّجْرِبَةُ تُثْمِرُ الإعْتِبارَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The fruit of experience is making the right choice.
ثَمَرَةُ التَجْربَةِ حُسْنُ الإخْتِيارِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Preservation of experiences is the pinnacle of intelligence.
حِفْظُ التَّجارِبِ رَأسُ العَقلِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The best of what you have experienced is that which taught you a lesson.
خَيْرُ ما جَرَّبْتَ ما وَعَظَكَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
In every experience there is an admonition.
في كُلِّ تَجْرِبَة مَوعِظَةٌ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Experiences suffice as educators.
كَفى بِالتَّجارِبِ مُؤَدِّباً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who experiences, increases in judiciousness.
مَنْ يُجَرِّبْ يَزْدَدْ حَزْماً۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One whose experiences increase, his negligence decreases.
مَنْ كَثُرَتْ تَجْرِبَتُهُ قَلَّتْ غِرَّتُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who consolidates the experiences [he has had] will be safe from danger.
مَنْ أحْكَمَ التَّجارِبَ سَلِمَ مِنَ المَعاطِبِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who discards experiences becomes blind to the consequences [of his actions].
مَنْ غَنِيَ عَنِ التَّجارِبِ عَمِيَ عَنِ العَواقِبِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Whoever preserves [and learns from his] experiences, his actions become correct.
مَنْ حَفِظَ التَّجارِبَ أصابَتْ أفْعالُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who lacks experience is [easily] deceived.
مَنْ قَلَّتْ تَجْرِبَتُهُ خُدِعَ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
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