"Verily, Sufyan was ..."

Ad-Dhahabi writes in Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala:

قال وكيع : كان سفيان بحرا

ENGLISH:

Wakee' said: "Verily, Sufyaan was an ocean."

NEDERLANDS:

Wakee' zei: "Voorwaar, Sufyaan was een oceaan."

["Siyar A'lam Al-Nubala", 7/270].