Experience

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Experiences are a beneficial knowledge.

Imam Ali (AS) said to his son (AS), ‘I started teaching you manners before your heart hardened and your mind became preoccupied in order for you to comprehend with your mind what experienced people have spared you from searching and experiencing. Thus you were spared the hardship of search and the pain of experience.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A man who does not test things out is bound to be deceived.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘A man who masters his experiences will be safe from harm, while a man who is devoid of experiences will be blind to consequences [of actions].

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘Experience suffices as a trainer.

Imam Ali (AS) said, ‘The worth of a mans opinion is measured by his experience.

Imam al-Sadiq (AS) said, ‘A man with little experience and admiration of his own opinion must not aspire for power.