Abu Nu’aym reported: A man said to Al-Fudayl, may Allah have mercy on him, “The scholars are many.” Al-Fudayl said, “But those with wisdom are few.”
Source: Ḥilyat al-Awliyā’ 8/92
عن أبي نعيم قَالَ رَجُلٌ للفضيل رحمه الله الْعُلَمَاءُ كَثِيرٌ فَقَالَ الفضيل الْحُكَمَاءُ قَلِيل
8/92 حلية الأولياء لأبي نعيم