61. 1. Imam Ali (p): Among the rights and privileges of a learned scholar is that you should not bother him with too many questions and do not pull at his clothes in order to attract his attention and when you visit him in the presence of others, greet all of them after your special compliments to him and always sit facing him and not behind him. Avoid gesturing with your hands and eyes in his presence, do not indulge in lengthy talk and do not start telling him that such and such persons have been talking against him (repudiating his statement) and do not get irritated in case his discourse becomes lengthy. A learned scholar is like a palm tree and people sit under it and wait patiently for the fruits to fall. The rewards of a learned scholar are much more than the rewards of one who observes fast almost every day and fights in the way of God.(B2, C6, T1)