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Naguib Mahfouz quotes

Egyptian Novelist December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006

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Naguib Mahfouz quote: "We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital..."
We wont develop until we accept that reading is a vital necessity. Naguib Mahfouz
It's clearly more important to treat one's fellow man well than to be always praying and fasting and touching one's head to a prayer mat. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can..."
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "Nations survive and advance with brains, wise policies, and..."
Nations survive and advance with brains, wise policies, and manpower -- not through speeches and cheap populist agitation. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart..."
It's a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel..."
My wife thought I deserved it, but I always thought the Nobel a Western prize. Naguib Mahfouz
History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "Sadat made us feel more secure."
Sadat made us feel more secure. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to..."
If the urge to write should ever leave me, I want that day to be my last. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a..."
An allegory is not meant to be taken literally. There is a great lack of comprehension on the part of some readers. Naguib Mahfouz
It's not surprising that truly humanitarian manifestos originate frequently in minority circles or with people whose consciences are troubled by the problems of minorities. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "If we reject science, we reject the common man."
If we reject science, we reject the common man. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used..."
Winning Nobel imposed on me a lifestyle to which I am not used and which I would not have preferred. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "Visit me once each year, for it's wrong to abandon people..."
Visit me once each year, for it's wrong to abandon people forever. Naguib Mahfouz
Naguib Mahfouz quote: "I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the..."
I believe society has a right to defend itself, just as the individual has the right to attack that with which he disagrees. Naguib Mahfouz

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