وكان هشام بن حسّان إذا ذكره قال والله إن كانت السفن لتجري في جوده. وقيل ليزيد بن المهّلب مالك لا تبني دارا؟ قال منزلي دار الإمارة أو الحبس
Among them was Yazid ibn al-Muhallab. Whenever Hisham ibn Hassan men­tioned him, he said, By God, ships sailed in the sea of his generosity. Yazid ibn al-Muhallab was asked, Why don’t you build a house? My home, he said, is either the governor’s mansion or prison