Knowledge is Better than Money

اَلْعِلْمُ خَيْرٌ مِنَ المَالِ
Knowledge is better than money,
لأَنَّ المَالُ تحْرِسُهُ وَ الْعِلْمُ يَحْرِسُكَ
since you have to protect money, while knowledge protects you.
وَ المَالُ تُفْنِيهِ اَلنَّفَقَةُ وَ الْعِلْمُ يَزْكُو عَلَى الإِنْفَاقِ
And money is depleted from spending, while knowledge grows when you spend it.
وَ الْعِلْمُ حَاكِمُ وَ المَالُ مَحْكُمُ عَلَيْهِ
And knowledge makes rulings, while money is ruled over.
مَاتَ خُزَّانُ المَالِ وَ هُمْ أَحْيَاءٌ وَ الْعُلَمَاءُ بَاقُونَ مَا بَقِيَ الدَّهْرُ
People who hoard money have died while they are still living, while the scholars live on through the ages. . .
أَعْيَانُهُمْ مَفْقُودَةٌ وَ آثَارُهُمْ فِي الْقُلُوْبِ مَوْجُودَةٌ
Their souls may have passed away, but their effects remain present in the hearts of people.
(جَامِعُ ْبَيَانِ الْعِلْم وَ فَضْله #284 وَ إِسْنَادُهُ ضَعِيفٌ)