“A book lying idle on a shelf is wasted ammunition.”
― The Books in My Life
― The Books in My Life
“If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.”
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“The history of mankind is the history of our misunderstandings with god, for he doesn't understand us, and we don't understand him.”
― Caim
― Caim
“فقال له قلبه : لا تجزع فقد ينفتح الباب ذات يوم تحية لمن يخوضون الحياة ببراءة الاطفال وطموح الملائكة.”
― الحرافيش
― الحرافيش
“Above all, don't lie to yourself. The man who lies to himself and listens to his own lie comes to a point that he cannot distinguish the truth within him, or around him, and so loses all respect for himself and for others. And having no respect he ceases to love.”
― The Brothers Karamazov
― The Brothers Karamazov
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