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Amin Maalouf Quotes

It’s the relationship I have with the world: always trying to escape from reality. I’m a daydreamer; I don’t feel in harmony with my epoch or the societies I live in Picture Quote #1

The fact of simultaneously being Christian and having as my mother tongue Arabic, the holy language of Islam, is one of the basic paradoxes that have shaped my identity Picture Quote #1

Nothing is born of nothing, least of all knowledge, modernity, or enlightened thought; progress is made in tiny surges, in successive laps, like an endless relay race. But there are links without which nothing would be passed on, and for that reason, they deserve the gratitude of all who benefited from them Picture Quote #1

Life is like a fire. Flames which the passer-by forgets. Ashes which the wind scatters. A man lived Picture Quote #1

People sometimes imagine that just because they have access to so many newspapers, radio and TV channels, they will get an infinity of different opinions. Then they discover that things are just the opposite: the power of these loudspeakers only amplifies the opinion prevalent at a certain time, to the point where it covers any other opinion Picture Quote #1

What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two or three languages, and several cultural traditions. It is precisely this that defines my identity. Would I exist more authentically if I cut off a part of myself Picture Quote #1

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Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs Picture Quote #1

Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around Picture Quote #1

All pleasures must be paid for, do not despise those that state their price Picture Quote #1

Our ancestors derived less from life than we do, but they also expected much less and were less intent on controlling the future. We are of the arrogant generations who believe a lasting happiness was promised to us at birth. Promised? By whom? Picture Quote #1

Life is not so long that one can grow tired of it Picture Quote #1

Are you certain that a man’s life begins with his birth? Picture Quote #1

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For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And it is also the way we look at them that may set them free Picture Quote #1

The identity cannot be compartmentalized; it cannot be split in halves or thirds, nor have any clearly defined set of boundaries. I do not have several identities, I only have one, made of all the elements that have shaped its unique proportions Picture Quote #1

I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and all prayers belong to me. But I belong to none of them Picture Quote #1

... we die, just as we were born, at the edge of a road not of our choosing Picture Quote #1

You can’t say history teaches us this or that; it gives us more questions than answers, and many answers to every question Picture Quote #1

Let your tears roll tonight, but tomorrow you will start the battle again. What defeats us, always, is just our own sorrow Picture Quote #1

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We are not just visitors on this planet, it belongs to us just as we belong to her, its past is ours, so is its future Picture Quote #1

Isn’t it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant and a member of a minority? Picture Quote #1

Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront the person who harbors them with difficult choices Picture Quote #1

A life spent writing has taught me to be wary of words. Those that seem clearest are often the most treacherous Picture Quote #1

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It’s the relationship I have with the world: always trying to escape from reality. I’m a daydreamer; I don’t feel in harmony with my epoch or the societies I live in. (Amin Maalouf Quotes) The fact of simultaneously being Christian and having as my mother tongue Arabic, the holy language of Islam, is one of the basic paradoxes that have shaped my identity. (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Nothing is born of nothing, least of all knowledge, modernity, or enlightened thought; progress is made in tiny surges, in successive laps, like an endless relay race. But there are links without which nothing would be passed on, and for that reason, they deserve the gratitude of all who benefited from them (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Life is like a fire. Flames which the passer-by forgets. Ashes which the wind scatters. A man lived (Amin Maalouf Quotes) People sometimes imagine that just because they have access to so many newspapers, radio and TV channels, they will get an infinity of different opinions. Then they discover that things are just the opposite: the power of these loudspeakers only amplifies the opinion prevalent at a certain time, to the point where it covers any other opinion (Amin Maalouf Quotes) What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two or three languages, and several cultural traditions. It is precisely this that defines my identity. Would I exist more authentically if I cut off a part of myself (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around (Amin Maalouf Quotes) All pleasures must be paid for, do not despise those that state their price (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Our ancestors derived less from life than we do, but they also expected much less and were less intent on controlling the future. We are of the arrogant generations who believe a lasting happiness was promised to us at birth. Promised? By whom? (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Life is not so long that one can grow tired of it (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Are you certain that a man’s life begins with his birth? (Amin Maalouf Quotes) For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And it is also the way we look at them that may set them free (Amin Maalouf Quotes) The identity cannot be compartmentalized; it cannot be split in halves or thirds, nor have any clearly defined set of boundaries. I do not have several identities, I only have one, made of all the elements that have shaped its unique proportions (Amin Maalouf Quotes) I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and all prayers belong to me. But I belong to none of them (Amin Maalouf Quotes) ... we die, just as we were born, at the edge of a road not of our choosing (Amin Maalouf Quotes) You can’t say history teaches us this or that; it gives us more questions than answers, and many answers to every question (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Let your tears roll tonight, but tomorrow you will start the battle again. What defeats us, always, is just our own sorrow (Amin Maalouf Quotes) We are not just visitors on this planet, it belongs to us just as we belong to her, its past is ours, so is its future (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Isn’t it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant and a member of a minority? (Amin Maalouf Quotes) Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront the person who harbors them with difficult choices (Amin Maalouf Quotes) A life spent writing has taught me to be wary of words. Those that seem clearest are often the most treacherous (Amin Maalouf Quotes)