I learned from a number of my teachers that knowledge and humility supposedly come hand in hand. It is like the traditional Malay analogy of the paddy plant; as the husk gets heavier, it naturally bends towards the ground (bawa resmi padi, makin berisi, makin tunduk).
If a person, considerably knowledgeable, cannot act humbly, I find it hard to give much respect to him.
The mind of a clever should have the humility of an illiterate . (Yes, yes. Some illiterates can be quite ignorant. So, they're out of the picture here.)
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