Jami' al-Saghir / Jam' al-Jawami' (al-Suyuti) 19851a
"مَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَعلَّمُ العِلْمَ فِي صِغَرهِ كَالنَّقْشِ عَلَى الحَجَرِ، وَمَثَلُ الَّذِي يَتَعلَّمُ العِلْمَ في كِبَرهِ كَالَّذى يَكْتُبُ عَلى المَاءِ".
Translation
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"The example of one who learns knowledge in his youth is like an engraving on stone, and the example of one who learns knowledge in his old age is like one who writes on water."
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Notes
[طب] الطبرانى في الكبير عن أَبي الدرداء
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