"let us thank God for having made us……" — Amin Maalouf
"let us thank God for having made us this gift of death, so that life is to have meaning; of night, that day is to have meaning; silence, that speech is to have meaning; illness, that health is to have meaning; war, that peace is to have meaning. Let us give thanks to Him for having given us weariness and pain, so that rest and joy are to have meaning. Let us give thanks to him, whose wisdom is infinite."
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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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Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around.
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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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Music - that's been my education. There's not a day that goes by that I take it for granted.
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Compassion is a practically acquired knowledge, like dancing. You must do it and practice diligently day by day.
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