"Seek knowledge and

"Seek knowledge and

never disdain its pursuit, for no one is born into this world fully learned; nor can the one engulfed in ignorance ever equal him who is illuminated by the radiance of understanding.
Indeed, a leader and elder of a people whose heart is devoid of knowledge will dwindle into insignificance whenever gatherings are held and assemblies convene. Conversely, the tender age of a youth does not detract from him in the least if his chest is filled with knowledge; rather, his status rises and his standing soars until he becomes like a revered elder, consulted and entrusted when affairs are managed and matters of consequence are referred to him."