Respect

One who respects you because of your opulence, belittles you in your [time of] poverty. مَنْ أعْظَمَكَ لإكْثارِكَ، اِسْتَقَلَّكَ عِنْدَ إقْلالِكَ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم Never regard anyone as venerable until you discover the level of his cognizance. لاتَسْتَعْظِمَنَّ أحَداً حَتّى تَسْتَكْشِفَ مَعْرِفَتَهُ۔ —Ghurar al-Hikam —غُرَرُ الحِکَم و دُرَرُ الکَلِم