The more you know, the stronger you become
I can now distinguish between the liar and the truthful, and between the educated and the ignorant, when I remain silent for a few minutes and listen to them in any gathering. It is not because I am a scholar or jurist, but rather knowledge. Dear reader, I will give you an example so that you will know what I wanted. He said: Before you went to a council, you read news in the newspaper, then you saw comments by thinkers on this good thing, and by chance the topic was brought up in the council. Who in the council is more educated and knowledgeable about this topic than you? I do not think that anyone except you read this news, studied it, and understood it from all aspects. At that time, if you listened to the opinions of the people in the council, you would know which of them is educated and which of them is lying about the news, because you understood the news about great thinkers and knew its meaning and what is hidden beneath it. Therefore, the more you know. On topics of all kinds, your strength and knowledge will increase and you will begin to distinguish between right and wrong, so do not skimp on yourself with knowledge and knowledge, persevere and work hard in reading, and do not neglect the book, for it is the best person to teach you this in time.
From the book Life Skills by Ibrahim Al-Shamlan