وذلك أنّ النّاس بشر متماثلون وإنّما تفاضلوا وتميّزوا بالخلق واكتساب الفضائل واجتناب الرّذائل. فمن استحكمت فيه صبغة الرّذيلة بأيّ وجه كان، وفسد خلق الخير فيه، لم ينفعه زكاء نسبه ولا طيب منبته
Men are human beings and as such resemble one another. They differ in merit and are distinguished by their character, by their acquisition of virtues and avoidance of vices. The person who is strongly colored by any kind of vice and whose good character is corrupted, is not helped by his good descent and fine origin