Wisdom, No. 5

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Wisdom, No. 5

A learned man without restraint is a blind torchbearer: he carries the light but casts none. Anyone who gambles his life away gains nothing; he throws his gold aside and buys nothing with it.
Explanation: The 'blind torchbearer' means someone who holds knowledge but cannot benefit from it, lighting the way for others while remaining in the dark himself.

Original · Persian

حکمت شمارهٔ ۵

عالم ناپرهیزگار کور مشعله‌دار است.
بی‌فایده هر که عمر در باخت چیزی نخرید و زر بینداخت