There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness(There is no wealth like knowledge, no poverty like ignorance)1
Ibn Shu’ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 198
There is no knowledge and science like pondering and thought; and there is no prosperity and advancement like knowledge and science
Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol. 1, p. 179
Associating with the wise and the knowledgeable people adds to the prestige of a person
Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol. 78, p. 6
An alert and learned man will take advice from any event
Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol. 1, p. 160
There are three signs of a knowledgeable person: knowledge, forbearance and silence
Majlisi, Bihārul Anwār, vol. 2, p. 59.
