“Is it not time to cry that the blind shall see, the deaf hear, the lame walk? But that which fanaticism formerly promised to its elect, science now accomplishes for all men.”
― Madame Bovary
― Madame Bovary
“لو أدبه الشعب حين كذب كذبته الأولى لما عاد إلى الكذب مرة أخرى”
― جنة الشوك
― جنة الشوك
“You have to quit confusing a madness with a mission.”
― The Violent Bear It Away
― The Violent Bear It Away
“There are some things you can’t learn at any university, except for one, the University of Life... the only college where everyone is a permanent student.”
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
― Brushstrokes of a Gadfly
“Everything is Valuable only at 2 Times:
1: Before Getting It. &
2: After Losing It.”
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1: Before Getting It. &
2: After Losing It.”
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