One who is ignorant of [a branch of] knowledge is hostile towards it.
مَنْ جَهِلَ عِلْماً عاداهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who does not know where he is placing his foot, trips.
مَنْ جَهِلَ مَوْضِعَ قَدَمِهِ زَلَّ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is ignorant makes many blunders.
مَنْ جَهِلَ كَثُرَ عِثارُهُ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
One who is ignorant becomes self-conceited; and his ‘today’ is worse than his ‘yesterday’.
مَنْ جَهِلَ اغْتَرَّ بِنَفْسِهِ وَكانَ يَوْمُهُ شَرّاً مِنْ أمْسِهِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
It is from the nature of the ignorant to get angry quickly, in every situation.
مِنْ طَبايِعِ الجُهّالِ التَسَرُّعُ إلَى الغَضَبِ في كُلِّ حال۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
No one antagonizes the learned like the ignorant [do].
ما ضادَّ العُلَماءَ كالجُهّالِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Woe be to the one who persists in his ignorance and blessed is the one who realizes [his mistake]...
وَيْلٌ لِمَنْ تَمادى في جَهْلِهِ، وطُوبى لِمَنْ عَقَلَ واهْتَدى۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
There is no independence for an ignorant person.
لاغِنى لِجاهِل۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
The ignorant one is not seen to be anything but immoderate (or excessive).
لايُرَى الجاهِلُ إلاّ مُفَرِّطاً (مُفْرِطاً)۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Nothing restrains the foolish except the edge of a sword.
لايَرْدَعُ الجَهُولَ إلاّ حَدُّ الحُسامِ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
Disobey the ignorant and you will be safe.
إعْصِ الجاهِلَ تَسْلَمْ۔
—Ghurar al-Hikam
—غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم
