Allah's Messenger (ﷺ) said, "You see that the people are of different natures. Those who were the best in the
pre-lslamic period, are also the best in Islam if they comprehend religious knowledge. You see that the
best amongst the people in this respect (i.e. ambition of ruling) are those who hate it most. And you
see that the worst among people is the double faced (person) who appears to these with one face and
to the others with another face (i.e a hypocrite).
Sahih al-Bukhari Book 61, Hadith 5