48ـ لَوِْ اعْتَبَرْتَ بِما أضَعْتَ مِنْ ماضي عُمْرِكَ لَحَفِظْتَ ما بَقِيَ.

48ـ لَوِْ اعْتَبَرْتَ بِما أضَعْتَ مِنْ ماضي عُمْرِكَ لَحَفِظْتَ ما بَقِيَ. One who takes lesson [from the past] is cautious. 49ـ مَنِ اعْتَبَرَ حَذِرَ. One whose consideration [of past events from which he draws lessons] increases, his mistakes decrease. 50ـ مَنْ كَثُرَ اِعْتِبارُهُ قَلَّ عِثارُهُ. One who takes a lesson from the vicissitudes of time is careful of [the evil of] others. 51ـ مَنِ اعْتَبَرَ بِتَصاريفِ الزَّمانِ حَذِرَ غَيْرَهُ.

One who does not take lesson from others does not take precaution for himself. 52ـ مَنْ لَمْ يَعْتَبِرْ بِغَيْرِهِ لَمْ يَسْتَظْهِرْ لِنَفْسِهِ. One…