Sayings · Ignorance manifests in extremes of neglect or exaggeration

al-Sharif al-Radi (d. 406 AH) · Thaqalayn library edition, reproduced verbatim

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Arabic text

٧٠. وَقَالَ (عليه ‏السلام): لَا تَرَى الْجَاهِلَ إِلَّا مُفْرِطاً أَوْ مُفَرِّطاً.

Original English translation

70. Amīr al-mu’minīn, peace be upon him, said: You will not find an ignorant person but at one extreme or the other (i.e. a person who neglects or a person who exaggerates).

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