أَخْبَرَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ حُمَيْدٍ، حَدَّثَنَا يَحْيَى بْنُ الضُّرَيْسِ، قَالَ: سَمِعْتُ سُفْيَانَ، يَقُولُ: "مَنْ تَرَأَّسَ سَرِيعًا، أَضَرَّ بِكَثِيرٍ مِنْ الْعِلْمِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَتَرَأَّسْ، طَلَبَ وَطَلَبَ حَتَّى يَبْلُغَ".
Yahya bin Durays narrated, I heard Sufyan say: Whoever hastens to become a leader is deprived of much knowledge, and whoever does not become a leader remains in the pursuit of knowledge until he attains a high rank.