Is Knowledge Really Better Than Wealth?

Once ten wise men came to Hadhrat
Ali(RA) and posed this question: 'Why is knowledge better than wealth?'
Each of these men demanded a seperate answer in turn. Hadhrat Ali(RA)
gave the following anwers:-

1. Knowledge is better than wealth because you guard wealth, whereas knowledge guards you.

2. Knowledge is better than wealth because the wealthy have enemies and the learned have many friends.

3.
Knowledge is better than wealth because the former is a legacy of the
Prophets, and the latter is a heritage of the Pharaohs.

4. Knowledge is better because it increases with distribution whereas wealth decreases.

5. Knowledge is better because a wealthy person generally becomes a miser.

6. Knowledge is better because unlike wealth, it cannot be stolen.

7. Knowledge is better because the wealthy person has to give an account of his wealth on the Day of Judgement.

8. Knowedge is better because it does not deteriorate on account of time, while wealth does.

9. Knowledge is better because the mind is illuminated by it, wheres welath tarnishes it.

10. Knowledge is better than wealth because the Pharaohs and the non-believers claimed divinity (God) on account of wealth

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Quote :: Knowledge is better because it increases with distribution whereas wealth decreases.

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This can be a good reply to those belittling the teacher's value

Thank you Mrs. Imane

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You can keep account of wealth because it is limited, but you cannot keep account of knowledge because it is boundless. That is why knowledge is better than wealth.

thank you Mrs.Imane

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Quote :: Knowledge is better because unlike wealth, it cannot be stolen.

Thank you Mrs. Imane for these wise expressions.