There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness. Ibn Shu'ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 198. (Ali)

There is no capital more useful than intellect and wisdom, and there is no indigence more injurious than ignorance and unawareness. Ibn Shu'ba al-Harrani, Tuhaf al-'Uqul, p. 198.

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