Quotes by Egyptian authors

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Small: Fool! Dont you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you
"Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you"
Cleopatra, Royalty
Small: There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people
"There is no happiness for people at the expense of other people"
Anwar Sadat, Statesman
Small: My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely
"My honour was not yielded, but conquered merely"
Cleopatra, Royalty
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
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
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
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
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
Small: God did not intend religion to be an exercise club
"God did not intend religion to be an exercise club"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts
"Mankind is poised midway between the gods and the beasts"
Plotinus, Philosopher
Small: Insults are the business of the court
"Insults are the business of the court"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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
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
Small: You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions
"You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems
"We are passing through a very sensitive time, and on the whole, this country is facing very big problems"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how d
"In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: If we reject science, we reject the common man
"If we reject science, we reject the common man"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last
"If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that un
"I was suffering from a peculiar and persistent sense that I was being pursued, and also the conviction that under the political order of the times, our lives had no meaning"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way
"I am practically in the employ of Mr. Nobel. I have to meet everyone he sends my way"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred
"Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Todays interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization
"Today's interpretations of religion are often backward and contradict the needs of civilization"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening
"I was a government employee in the morning and a writer in the evening"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The
"Hosni Mubarak... his constitution is not democratic, but he is democratic. We can voice our opinions now. The press is free"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story
"Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Knowing demands the organ fitted to the object
"Knowing demands the organ fitted to the object"
Plotinus, Philosopher
Small: Without literature my life would be miserable
"Without literature my life would be miserable"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert.
"I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: I didnt make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on
"I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide
"We were not realizing that, with just a machete, you can do a genocide"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
Small: The real problem was not the troops the real problem was that only the United States had the infrastructure to
"The real problem was not the troops; the real problem was that only the United States had the infrastructure to do the transport of troops with big planes, and then who will pay?"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
Small: I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor
"I used to say I never talk about my successor, neither about my predecessor"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant
Small: We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But dont forget that our heritage includes Th
"We used the Western style to express our own themes and stories. But don't forget that our heritage includes The Thousand and One Nights"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now o
"The Arab world also won the Nobel with me. I believe that international doors have opened, and that from now on, literate people will consider Arab literature also. We deserve that recognition"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: Ive never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party
"I've never worked in politics, never been a member of an official committee or a political party"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday
"I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: I reject any path which rejects life, but I cant help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives r
"I reject any path which rejects life, but I can't help loving Sufism because it sounds so beautiful. It gives relief in the midst of battle"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
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
Small: According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance an
"According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment"
Naguib Mahfouz, Novelist
Small: There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years ago. The situation now i
"There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years ago. The situation now in Africa is worse today than it was 10 years ago"
Boutros Boutros-Ghali, Public Servant