Al-Hasan al-Basri, may Allah have mercy on him:
The believer in this world is like a stranger: he does not compete for its honor, nor is he distressed by its humiliation. Other people are in one state, and he is in another state. People are at ease from him, while his own soul keeps him occupied.
Source: Muḥāsabat al-Nafs li-Ibn Abī Dunyā 78











