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“التفكير...أأنت ممن يعرفون هذه العاده السيئه؟!!”
― توفيق الحكيم, براكسا أو مشكلة الحكم

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“إذا أردت أن تصمد للحياة فلا تأخذها على أنها مأساة”
― توفيق الحكيم

tags: الحياة

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“نقل فؤادك حيث شئت من الهوى
ما الحب الا للحبيب الأولِ
كم منزل في الأرض يألفه الفتى
وحنينه ابدا لأول منزلِ”
― أبو تمام

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“لا شيء يجعلنا عظماء غير ألم عظيم ”
― توفيق الحكيم

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“‎Life is a shipwreck, but we must not forget to sing in the lifeboats.”
― Voltaire

tags: inspirational

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