sayingWisdomSaying 291
“Perception by the eyes is not real observation because the eyes sometimes deceive people; but wisdom does not deceive whomsoever it counsels.”
MEANING
Imam Ali (a.s.) points to a truth worth sitting with: perception by the eyes is not real observation because the eyes sometimes deceive people; but wisdom does not deceive whomsoever it counsels.
TAKE THIS INTO YOUR DAY
Slow down once today and ask: is this the wise response?
SOURCE
Saying 291 — Peak of Eloquence / Nahjul-Balagha (Tahrike Tarsile Qur'an ed.)
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