Fatma Abdalla > Fatma's Quotes

“Who are you to judge the life I live?
I know I'm not perfect
-and I don't live to be-
but before you start pointing fingers...
make sure you hands are clean!”
― Bob Marley

“When I despair, I remember that all through history the way of truth and love have always won. There have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they can seem invincible, but in the end, they always fall. Think of it--always.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
― Albert Einstein

“Be the change that you wish to see in the world.”
― Mahatma Gandhi

“If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.”
― Mark Twain

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr., A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches

“إذا المـرء أفشـى سـره بلسانـه ولام عليـه غيـره فهـو أحمـق
إذا ضاق صدر المرء عن سر نفسه فصدر الذي يستودع السر أضيـق”
― الامام الشافعى

“صن النفس واحملها على ما يزينها تعش سالما والقول فيك جميل
ولا ترين الناس إلا تجملا نبا بك دهر أو جفاك خليل
وإن ضاق رزق اليوم فاصبر إلى غد عسى نكبات الدهر عنك تزول
ولا خير في ود امريء متلون إذا الريح مالت ، مال حيث تميل
وما اكثر الإخوان حين تعدهم ولكنهم في النائبات قليل”
― الامام الشافعى

“وجدت سكوتي متجـراً فلزمتـه


إذا لم أجد ربحاً فلست بخاسـر


ما الصمت إلا في الرجال متاجر


وتاجره يعلو علـى كـل تاجـر”
― الامام الشافعى

“رأيت القناعة رأس الغنىِ

فصرت بأذيالها متمسـك

فلا ذا يراني علـى بابـه

ولا ذا يراني به منهمـك

فصرت غنياً بـلا درهـمٍ

أمر على الناس شبه الملك”
― الامام الشافعى

“ماحك جلدك مثل ظفرك


فتول أنت جميع أمـرك


وإذا قصـدت لحاجـةٍ


فاقصد لمعترفٍ بقدرك”
― الامام الشافعى

“تغرب عن الأوطان في طلب العلى


وسافر ففي الأسفار خمس فوائـد


تفريـج هـم واكتسـاب معيشـةٍ


وعلـمٍ وآدابٍ وصحبـة مـاجـد”
― الامام الشافعى

“ارحل بنفسك من ارضٍ تضام بهـا -- ولا تكن من فراق الأهل في حرق
فالعنبر الخام روث فـي مواطنـه -- وفي التغرب محمولُ على العنـق
والكحل نوع من الأحجار تنظـره -- في أرضه وهو مرمي على الطرق
لما تغرب حـاز الفضـل أجمعـه -- فصار يحمل بين الجفـن والحـدق”
― الامام الشافعى

“Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify or vilify them. About the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And while some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world, are the ones who do.”
― Steve Jobs

“There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle.”
― Albert Einstein

“The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool.”
― William Shakespeare, As You Like It

“The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid.”
― Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

“I am enough of an artist to draw freely upon my imagination. Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Imagination encircles the world.”
― Albert Einstein

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
― Bob Marley

“أمطري لؤلؤاً جبال سرنديب


وفيضي آباز تكرور تبـرا


أنا إن عشت لست اعدم قوتاً


وإذا مت لست اعدم قبـراً


همتي همة الملوك ونفسـي


نفس حر ترى المذلة كفـراً


وإذا ما قنعت بالقوت عمري


فلماذا أزور زيـداً وعمـراً”
― الامام الشافعى

“إذا لم تشغل نفسك بالحق .. شغلتك بالباطل”
― الامام الشافعى

“إن كنت ف الطريق إلى الله فأركض .. و إن صٌعب عليك فهرول .. و إن تعبت فإمشى .. و إن لم تستطع كل هذا فسر و لو حبوا .. و لكن إياك و الرجوع”
― الامام الشافعى

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.”
― Bernard M. Baruch

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.”
― Winston S. Churchill

“He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much;
Who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men and the love of little children;
Who has filled his niche and accomplished his task;
Who has never lacked appreciation of Earth's beauty or failed to express it;
Who has left the world better than he found it,
Whether an improved poppy, a perfect poem, or a rescued soul;
Who has always looked for the best in others and given them the best he had;
Whose life was an inspiration;
Whose memory a benediction.”
― Bessie Anderson Stanley, More Heart Throbs Volume Two in Prose and Verse Dear to the American People And by them contributed as a Supplement to the original $10,000 Prize Book HEART THROBS

“Try not to become a man of success. Rather become a man of value.”
― Albert Einstein

“Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get”
― W.P. Kinsella

“If A is a success in life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Work is x; y is play; and z is keeping your mouth shut”
― Albert Einstein

“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?”
― Laurence J. Peter

“Truth is stranger than fiction, but it is because Fiction is obliged to stick to possibilities; Truth isn't.”
― Mark Twain, Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World