On being obsessed with the supposed faults of others

On being obsessed with the supposed faults of others 2016-09-14T21:34:39-06:00

 

Along the Euphrates
The Euphrates River in southern Iraq — near Basra, where al-Jahiz was born and where he died.
(Wikimedia Commons)

 

لو تأملت أحوال الناس لوجدت أكثرهم عيوباً أشدهم تعييباً

If you think deeply about the conditions of people, you will find those who are most concerned with the faults of others to have the most faults themselves.

al-Jahiz of Basra (d. AD 869)

 

 


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