لا وعاءَ إلّا ويضيقُ بما جُعلَ فيهِ، إلّا وعاءَ العلمِ فإنّهُ يتّسع.
Every container is strained by whatever is placed in it, except the container of knowledge; it expands.
لا وعاءَ إلّا ويضيقُ بما جُعلَ فيهِ، إلّا وعاءَ العلمِ فإنّهُ يتّسع.
Every container is strained by whatever is placed in it, except the container of knowledge; it expands.
These quotes come from Alone with the Alone, a 264-page bilingual hardcover of 113 quotes from Ali Ibn Abi Talib, with footnotes and an afterword.
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