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"عَنْ سُفيان الثَّوْرِىِّ قَالَ: كَتَبَ عُمَرُ بْنُ الْخَطَّابِ إِلَى أَبِى مُوسَى الأَشْعَرِىِّ: إِنَّ الحكْمَةَ لَيْسَتْ عَنْ كِبَرِ السِّنِّ، وَلَكِنَّهُ عَطَاءُ اللَّه يُعْطِيهِ مَنْ يَشَاءُ، فَإِيَّاكَ وَدَنَاءَةَ الأُمُورِ وَمَرَاقَّ الأَخْلَاقِ".  

ابن أَبى الدنيا في كتاب الأشراف، الدينورى