Ghurar Al-Hikam Wa Durar Al-Kalim, Exalted Aphorisms And Pearls Of Speech
The Superfluous
The superfluous-الفضول
- The worst thing which a person occupies his time with is the superfluous.
1ـ شَرُّ ما شَغَلَ بِهِ المَرْءُ وَقْتَهُ الفُضُولُ.
- The wastage of intellects is in seeking the superfluous.
2ـ ضِياعُ العُقُولِ في طَلَبِ الفُضُولِ.
- Whoever restrains himself from the superfluous, his view is harmonized by the intellects.
3ـ مَنْ أمْسَكَ عَنِ الفُضُولِ عَدَّلَتْ رَأْيَهُ العُقُولُ.
- Whoever occupies himself with the superfluous, the important matter that he hopes for eludes him.
4ـ مَنِ اشْتَغَلَ بِالفُضُولِ فاتَهُ مِنْ مُهِمِّهِ المَأْمُولُ.