"That is more dear to me"

Ibrahiem bin Habib said that his father said to him:

يا بني إيت الفقهاء والعلماء وتعلم منهم، وخذ من أدبهم وأخلاقهم وهديهم؛ فإن ذاك أحب إلي من كثير من الحديث

ENGLISH:

"O my son, you are going amongst the fuqahaa and the 'Ulamaa' and your learning from them, take from their adab, character and their guidance. That is more dear to me than that you (take) much from (knowledge) and the hadeeth."

NEDERLANDS:

"Yaa bunayya (Oh mijn zoon)! Ga naar de fuqaha en ulamaa en leer van hun. Neem van hun adab en akhlaaq (goede manieren) en hidayah (rechtschapenheid)! Voorzeker, dat is mij geliefder dan dat jij veel ahaadith leert".

["Al-Jaami' Al-Akhlaq Al-Rawi", 1/80].