and thamamah ibn ashras said and he was like muhammad ibn aljahm in his frequent mention of the turk. thamamah said the turk does not fear except what is frightening and does not covet anything but what is coveted and nothing stops him from seeking except sheer despair and he does not leave a little until he obtains more of it and if he is able to combine them he does not neglect either of them. and the door that he does not master he does not master anything of it.
وقال ثمامة بن أشرس، وكان مثل محمد بن الجهم في كثرة ذكره للترك. قال ثمامة التركي لا يخاف إلا مخوفا ولا يطمع في غبر مطمع، ولا يكفه عن الطلب إلا اليأس صرفا، ولا يدع القليل حتى يصيب أكثر منه، وإن قدر أن يجمعهما لم يفرط في واحد منهما. والباب الذي لا يحسنه لا يحسن منه شيئا،