Imām ibn al-Qayyim (may Allaah have mercy upon him) said, “Honour is in humility, whoever seeks it in arrogance (i.e. by being arrogant), then he is like one who seeks water from fire.”
[Madārij As-Saalikeen, vol.3,pg.70, Dar ‘Aalam Al-Fāwaid print, 1st edition]
