وَتَعْظُمُ فِي عَيْنِ الصَّغِيرِ صِغَارُهَا
وَتَصْغُرُ فِي عَيْنِ العَظِيمِ العَظَائِمُ
Small things seem great in the eyes of the small
And great things seem small in the eyes of the great
المصدر · Source: Diwan al-Mutanabbi. Sharh al-Ukbari