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Quotes by Egyptian authors

Egyptian FlagInvite to the globe of Egyptian Quotes! Here you will find a collection of motivating and thought-provoking quotes from ancient Egypt. These quotes are from a few of the most prominent figures in Egyptian history, consisting of Pharaohs, clergymans, and also scholars. Whether you are looking for knowledge, motivation, or simply a little bit of fun, you will find it here. Explore the ageless words of the Pharaohs as well as uncover the power of ancient Egyptian knowledge.
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Small: Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle
"Religion is a candle inside a multicolored lantern. Everyone looks through a particular color, but the candle is always there"
Mohammed Naguib, Statesman
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Small: Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken hee
Philo
"Households, cities, countries, and nations have enjoyed great happiness when a single individual has taken heed of the Good and Beautiful. Such people not only liberate themselves; they fill those they meet with a free mind"
Philo, Philosopher
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Small: The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which
"The genius of you Americans is that you never make clear-cut stupid moves, only complicated stupid moves which make the rest of us wonder at the possibility that we might be missing something"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: People do not want words - they want the sound of battle - the battle of destiny
"People do not want words - they want the sound of battle - the battle of destiny"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize
"My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood
"They defended the grains of sand in the desert to the last drop of their blood"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: God did not intend religion to be an exercise club
"God did not intend religion to be an exercise club"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Insults are the business of the court
"Insults are the business of the court"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some rea
"An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I will not be triumphed over
"I will not be triumphed over"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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Small: Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution.
"Those who gave thee a body, furnished it with weakness; but He who gave thee Soul, armed thee with resolution. Employ it, and thou art wise; be wise and thou art happy"
Akhenaton, Statesman
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Small: In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar
"In praising Antony I have dispraised Caesar"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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Small: It was a mistake. I was wrong, but I discovered this many years later. I was acting on the basis of this manda
"It was a mistake. I was wrong, but I discovered this many years later. I was acting on the basis of this mandate given me by the most important leaders of the world: President Bush's father, prime minister of France, President Mitterand, the Chinese, everybody"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
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Small: When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of he
"When virtue and modesty enlighten her charms, the lustre of a beautiful woman is brighter than the stars of heaven, and the influence of her power it is in vain to resist"
Akhenaton, Statesman
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Small: Rwanda was considered a second-class operation because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a
"Rwanda was considered a second-class operation; because it was a small country, we had been able to maintain a kind of status quo. They were negotiating, they'd accepted the new peace project, so we were under the impression that everything would be solved easily"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
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Small: I am telling you that I am very grateful and am so proud of you for being a symbolic generation that is callin
"I am telling you that I am very grateful and am so proud of you for being a symbolic generation that is calling for change to the better, that is dreaming for a better future, and is making the future"
Hosni Mubarak, Statesman
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Small: Peace is much more precious than a piece of land... let there be no more wars
"Peace is much more precious than a piece of land... let there be no more wars"
Anwar Sadat, Statesman
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Small: God is not external to anyone, but is present with all things, though they are ignorant that he is so
"God is not external to anyone, but is present with all things, though they are ignorant that he is so"
Plotinus, Philosopher
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Small: In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists.
"In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace"
Feisal Abdul Rauf, Theologian
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Small: He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision
"He who can not support himself, can not take his own decision"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into
"One effect that the Nobel Prize seems to have had is that more Arabic literary works have been translated into other languages"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early dra
"It is simply not part of my culture to preserve notes. I have never heard of a writer preserving his early drafts"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic
"At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must ch
"We are like a woman with a difficult pregnancy. We have to rebuild the social classes in Egypt, and we must change the way things were"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as
"If you want to move people, you look for a point of sensitivity, and in Egypt nothing moves people as much as religion"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised
"I thought they would never select an Eastern writer for the Nobel. I was surprised"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I defend both the freedom of expression and societys right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing.
"I defend both the freedom of expression and society's right to counter it. I must pay the price for differing. It is the natural way of things"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to wor
"I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals,
"As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a road toward our objective, violently
"There is no longer a way out of our present situation except by forging a road toward our objective, violently and by force, over a sea of blood and under a horizon blazing with fire"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me
"I have been a conspirator for so long that I mistrust all around me"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: What was taken by force, can only be restored by force
"What was taken by force, can only be restored by force"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: Events are not a matter of chance
"Events are not a matter of chance"
Gamal Abdel Nasser, Leader
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Small: There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraord
"There are no heroes in most of my stories. I look at our society with a critical eye and find nothing extraordinary in the people I see"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: Its clearly more important to treat ones fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching on
"It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the mo
"I wake up early in the morning and walk for an hour. If I have something to write, I prefer to write in the morning until midday, and in the afternoon, I eat"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe its because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thou
"I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I consider Khomeinis position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic w
"I consider Khomeini's position dangerous. He does not have the right to pass judgment-that is not the Islamic way"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which
"I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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Small: History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society
"History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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