“The worst of scholars are those who visit princes, and the best of princes are those who visit scholars.”

Original: شر علما آنانند که به زیارت امرا روند و خیر امرا آنان که به زیارت علما روند. — The opening discourse sets spiritual authority against the gravity of courts. · Fihi Ma Fihi, Discourse 1, citing a prophetic saying (Persian)

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