لَيْسَتِ الرَّوِيَّةُ كَالْمُعَايَنَةِ مَعَ الْإِبْصَارِ فَقَدْ تَكْذِبُ الْعُيُونُ أَهْلَهَا وَ لَا يَغُشُّ الْعَقْلُ مَنِ اسْتَنْصَحَهُ
Imam Ali (as):
Vision is not dependent on the eyes, for the eyes may often belie their owners, yet the mind never deceives a man seeking its counsel.
Source:
Nahj al-Balāgha
No525
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