“يصل الموهوبون حقاً وحتماً إلى القِمَّة، حتى لو لم يُعترف بمواهبهم فى حياتهم، حتى لو أُبخِسوا قدرهم من الجميع. وكل ما ينقص المُبدع فى أى مجالٍ كان، هو التسلح بالثقة والصبر والإيمان والمُثابره والعلم...وأن يحذَرَ الغرورَ والكسَل، واليأس والغضَب....والإحباط!”
― اقرئي يا بلادي
― اقرئي يا بلادي
“But today’s society is characterized by achievement orientation, and consequently it adores people who are successful and happy and, in particular, it adores the young. It virtually ignores the value of all those who are otherwise, and in so doing blurs the decisive difference between being valuable in the sense of dignity and being valuable in the sense of usefulness. If one is not cognizant of this difference and holds that an individual’s value stems only from his present usefulness, then, believe me, one owes it only to personal inconsistency not to plead for euthanasia along the lines of Hitler’s program, that is to say, ‘mercy’ killing of all those who have lost their social usefulness, be it because of old age, incurable illness, mental deterioration, or whatever handicap they may suffer. Confounding the dignity of man with mere usefulness arises from conceptual confusion that in turn may be traced back to the contemporary nihilism transmitted on many an academic campus and many an analytical couch.”
― Man's Search for Meaning
― Man's Search for Meaning
“الواحد يتغيّر طوال الوقت. وفي الوقت ذاته لا يتغيّر. هل تغيّره الحوادث التراچيدية فقط؟ لعله في تلك اللحظات ينتبه أكثر إلى الأشياء المهمة. ربما ليس في الساعة السيئة ذاتها. لكن بعد مرور الزمن، عندما يتذكر، ينتبه.”
― الاعترافات
― الاعترافات
“It isn't the big troubles in life that require character. Anybody can rise to a crisis and face a crushing tragedy with courage, but to meet the petty hazards of the day with a laugh - I really think that requires spirit.
It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win.”
― Daddy Long Legs
It's the kind of character that I am going to develop. I am going to pretend that all life is just a game which I must play as skillfully and fairly as I can. If I lose, I am going to shrug my shoulders and laugh - also if I win.”
― Daddy Long Legs
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