"I heard Abu Usamah say: 'I never saw any man more assiduous in seeking knowledge than 'Abdullah bin Al-Mubarak, not in Ash-Sham, Egypt, Yemen or the Hijaz.'" (Using translation from Nasāʾī 5752)
سَمِعْتُ أَبَا أُسَامَةَ يَقُولُ «مَا رَأَيْتُ رَجُلًا أَطْلَبَ لِلْعِلْمِ مِنْ عَبْدِ اللهِ بْنِ الْمُبَارَكِ فِي الشَّامَاتِ وَمِصْرَ وَالْيَمَنِ وَالْحِجَازِ»