20ـ غايَةُ الحَزْمِ الاِسْتِظْهارُ.

20ـ غايَةُ الحَزْمِ الاِسْتِظْهارُ. The perfection of judiciousness is seeking to reform [one’s] opponents and being amicable with [one’s] enemies. 21ـ كَمالُ الحَزْمِ اِسْتِصْلاحُ الأضْدادِ، ومُداجاةُ الأعْداءِ. One who opposes judiciousness is destroyed. 22ـ مَنْ خالَفَ الحَزْمَ هَلَكَ. One who acts judiciously is cautious. 23ـ مَنْ أخَذَ بِالحَزْمِ اِسْتَظْهَرَ. One who fails to act with judiciousness is reckless. 24ـ مَنْ أضاعَ الحَزْمَ تَهَوَّرَ.

One whose judiciousness is reduced, his determination is weakened. 25ـ مَنْ قَلَّ حَزْمُهُ ضَعُفَ عَزْمُهُ. One who is not pushed forward by judiciousness is held back by impuissance. 26ـ مَنْ لَمْ يُقَدِّمْهُ الحَزْمُ، أخَّرَهُ العَجْزُ. From judiciousness comes strong determination. 27ـ مِنَ الحَزْمِ قُوَّةُ العَزْمِ. From judiciousness comes preparedness and readiness. 28ـ مِنَ الحَزْمِ اَلتَّأَهُّبُ والاِسْتِعْدادُ. Preserving [the lessons learnt from] experience is from judiciousness.

29ـ مِنَ الحَزْمِ حِفْظُ التَّجْرِبَةِ. Genuine determination comes from judiciousness. 30ـ مِنَ الحَزْمِ صِحَّةُ العَزْمِ. Stopping [and assessing the situation] when faced with doubt is part of judiciousness. 31ـ مِنَ الحَزْمِ الوُقُوفُ عِنْدَ الشُّبْهَةِ. From the excellence of judiciousness is being prepared to move and being ready to travel [from this world to the next]. 32ـ مِنْ كَمالِ الحَزْمِ الاسْتِعْدادُ لِلنُّقْلَةِ، والتَّأَهُّبُ لِلرِّحْلَةِ. Previous…