Musar for Pirkei Avot 4:3
הוּא הָיָה אוֹמֵר, אַל תְּהִי בָז לְכָל אָדָם, וְאַל תְּהִי מַפְלִיג לְכָל דָּבָר, שֶׁאֵין לְךָ אָדָם שֶׁאֵין לוֹ שָׁעָה וְאֵין לְךָ דָבָר שֶׁאֵין לוֹ מָקוֹם:
He was wont to say: Do not underestimate any man, [saying: "How can he hurt me?"] and do not "distance" any thing, [saying: It is unlikely to happen and need not be worried about]. For there is no man who does not have his moment and there is no thing that does not have its place.
Maamar Mezake HaRabim
How many hundreds of children are mischievous, following their heart because they see a void before them without a solution. And the truth of the matter is the opposite, only someone who can turn their minds around, only after he reaches perfection will he then be stirred to see that which was taught to us by Chazal, “do not despise regarding any person” (Pirkei Avot 4:3), and the tale of Rebbi Prayda proves that he uncovered this path for achieving perfection.
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