في وَصِيَّتِه لِابنِه الحَسَنِ عليه السلام: إنَّما قَلبُ الحَدَثِ كالأرضِ الخالِيَةِ ما القِيَ فيها مِن شَيءٍ قَبِلَتهُ، فبادَرتُكَ بِالأدَبِ قَبلَ أن يَقسُوَ قَلبُكَ، ويَشتَغِلَ لُبُّكَ.
Imam Ali (as):
Imam Ali (AS) said in his will to his son, al-Hasan (AS), ‘Verily the heart of a youngster is like an empty plot of land - it accepts whatever is planted therein. This is why I have started to teach you good manners before your heart is hardened and your soul is preoccupied.'
Source:
Mizan al-Hikmah
Vol1
P912
Nahj al-Balāgha
Vol1
P391
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