Wise Words 1
Amr iba Bahr al Jahiz wrote adab Poetry which was in vogue in Arabia in the 8th Century.
He wrote:
“A man who is noble does not pretend to be noble, any more than an eloquent man feigns eloquence. When a man exaggerates his qualities it is because of something lacking in himself; the bully gives himself airs because he is conscious of his weakness.
Pride is ugly in all men… it is worse than cruelty, which is the worst of sins, and humility is better than clemency, which is the best of good deeds.’
A History of the Arab Peoples Albert Hourani
page 52
