Read the passage below to answer questions below. .العقل زينة"؛ هذا القول يوضح أن التفكير السليم والتعقل يجمل شخصية الإنسان ويجعله محط احترام .أما "العلم في...

The Arabic proverb "العلم في الصغر كالنقش في الحجر" (al-'ilm fi al-sighar ka-al-naqsh fi al-hajar) translates to "learning in youth is like carving in stone." The simile compares early learning to an engraving carved into rock: just as a carving in stone is permanent and does not fade, knowledge acquired during childhood remains deeply fixed in memory.

The passage confirms this interpretation, stating that learning at an early age stays firmly rooted in memory and is not easily forgotten (يبقى راسخًا في الذاكرة ولا يُنسى بسهولة). The correct meaning is therefore that learning in childhood is permanent and lasting (التعلم في الطفولة ثابت ودائم).

The other options contradict the proverb: saying education is always difficult misses the point about permanence; claiming learning in old age is better or that memorization is easier when older directly opposes the proverb's message that childhood is the optimal time for lasting learning.