Iman Sharif > Iman's Quotes

“Wherever there is great property there is great inequality. For one very rich man there must be at least five hundred poor, and the affluence of the few supposes the indigence of the many. The affluence of the rich excites the indignation of the poor, who are often both driven by want, and prompted by envy, to invade his possessions.”
― Adam Smith, An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations

“The marquis de Carabas was not a good man, and he knew himself well enough to be perfectly certain that he was not a brave man. He had long since decided that the world, Above or Below, was a place that wished to be deceived, and, to this end, he had named himself from a lie in a fairy tale, and created himself--his clothes, his manner, his carriage--as a grand joke.
There was a dull pain in his wrists and his feet, and he was finding it harder and harder to breathe. There was nothing more to be gained by feigning unconsciousness, and he raised his head, as best he could, and spat a gob of scarlet blood into Mr. Vandemar's face.
It was a brave thing to do, he thought. And a stupid one. Perhaps they would have let him die quietly, if he had not done that. Now, he had no doubt, they would hurt him more.
And perhaps his death would come the quicker for it.”
― Neil Gaiman, Neverwhere

“لا تجهل أنّ المرء، إذا اشتدَّت كآبته أحبّ أن يرى الشمس عند غروبها.”
― الأمير الصغير .. أنطوان دى سانت أكزوبيرى

“مامن باعة يبيعون الأصدقاء.”
― الأمير الصغير .. أنطوان دى سانت أكزوبيرى

“من سعى وراء النكتة اضطر إلى الكذب ولو قليلا”
― الأمير الصغير .. أنطوان دى سانت أكزوبيرى

“إنّ ذوي الصلف والإدّعاء يعدّون سائر الناس من المعجَبين بهم”
― الأمير الصغير .. أنطوان دى سانت أكزوبيرى

“إنّ مقاضاة المرء نفسه لأصعب من مقاضاته غيره. فإذا أصدرت على نفسك حكماً عادلاً صادقاً كنت حكيماً حقّاً”
― الأمير الصغير .. أنطوان دى سانت أكزوبيرى