“The person who seeks knowledge while in his youth is similar to the act of inscribing something upon a rock; while the person who seeks knowledge while he is old is similar to the act of writing something upon the water.”

—  Muhammad

Biharul Anwar, Volume 1, Page 222
Shi'ite Hadith

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