ahmad bin abi tahir was blocked by the door of some of the writers so he wrote to him there is no compensation for a free man for himself nor is there danger for his value nor is there a price for giving up his freedom. everything that is forbidden can be dispensed with by something else and everything that prevents him from what he has there is on earth a compensation for it and an alternative to it. it has been said the cheapest thing is for him is its high price. and bashar said and pearls are abandoned because of their high price.
وحجب أحمد بن أبي طاهر بباب بعض الكتاب فكتب إليه ليس لحر من نفسه عوض، ولا من قدره خطر، ولا لبذل حريته ثمن. وكل ممنوع فمستغنى عنه بغيره، وكل مانع ما عنده ففي الأرض عوض منه، ومندوحة عنه. وقد قيل أرخص ما يكون الشيء عنده غلائه. وقال بشار والدر يترك من غلائه .