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Bassem Zaitoon

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Bassem’s Quotes

“The greatest threat to freedom is the absence of criticism.”
― Wole Soyinka

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“He who laughs most, learns best”
― John Cleese

tags: learning

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“The creatures outside looked from pig to man, and from man to pig, and from pig to man again; but already it was impossible to say which was which.”
― George Orwell, Animal Farm

tags: animal-farm, animals, closing-line, man, satirical

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“Better to die on one's feet than to live on one's knees.”
― Jean Paul Sartre

tags: freedom

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“But man is not made for defeat," he said. "A man can be destroyed but not defeated.”
― Ernest Hemingway, The Old Man and the Sea

tags: defeat

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Mikhail Naimy ميخائيل نعيمة — 89 members — last activity Feb 27, 2016 08:36AM
لا تمجيداً لشخصه،فهو لا يحتاج لذلك، ولكن تجديداً لأفكاره.. لأننا بحاجة إليها في هذا الزمن التعيس، ولأنني (أنا على الأقل) أفتخر بأن هناك فكر كفكر ميخائ ...more

You'll love this one...!! A book club & more — 5369 members — last activity 1 hour, 22 min ago
We are an international group who share an interest in reading all genres of books. We focus on four main areas: 1. Monthly Group Themed Read. Each m ...more

Syria Readers Association — 2778 members — last activity Sep 11, 2025 09:09AM
رابطة قراء سوريا!!. في كل دول العالم هناك اتحادات للكتاب.. ولكن لا يوجد أي اتحاد للقراء.. ومن المعلوم أن أي شيء يكون مهدداً بالانقراض.. تشكل له جمعيات ...more