"I have four kinds of days: 
(1) A day when I go out and meet someone more knowledgeable than me, so I learn from him, and that is the day of my benefit and profit. 
(2) A day when I go out and meet someone less knowledgeable than me, so I teach him, and that is the day of my reward. 
(3) A day when I go out and meet someone like me, and I study and review with him, and that is the day of my lesson. 
(4) A day when I go out and meet someone below my level, but he sees himself as being above my level, so I don't talk to him, and I make that the day for my rest." 
- Al-Khaleel ibn Ahmad (Jaami'u Bayaan Al-'Ilm #878)
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