"Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the…" — Amin Maalouf
"Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around."
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25 Quotes by Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf has 25 quotes on this site.
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The identity cannot be compartmentalized; it cannot be split in halves or thirds, nor have any clearly defined set of…
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Never hesitate to go far away, beyond all seas, all frontiers, all countries, all beliefs.
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All pleasures must be paid for, do not despise those that state their price.
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During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to…
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I come from no country, from no city, no tribe. I am the son of the road... all tongues and…
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I am the son of the road , my country is a caravan and my life is the most unexpected…
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A life spent writing has taught me to be wary of words. Those that seem clearest are often the most…
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What makes me myself rather than anyone else is the very fact that I am poised between two countries, two…
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Every individual is a meeting ground for many different allegiances, and sometimes these loyalties conflict with one another and confront…
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For it is often the way we look at other people that imprisons them within their own narrowest allegiances. And…
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Isn't it a characteristic of the age we live in that it has made everyone in a way a migrant…
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In my prayers, I want to say: Lord, don’t be far from me, and also don’t come too close. Let…
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Religions have always stressed that compassion is not only central to religious life, it is the key to enlightenment and…
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I was very restless. I really wanted to be a part of a kind of a progressive society. I was…
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Good masters teach good doctrine, but that taught by evil masters is wholly evil.
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The Book of Mormon offers so much that broadens our understandings of the doctrines of salvation. Without it, much of…
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Optimism - the doctrine or belief that everything is beautiful, including what is ugly.
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For the poet the credo or doctrine is not the point of arrival but is, on the contrary, the point…
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