Naguib Mahfouz

If we reject science, we reject the common man. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#common man #man #reject #science

A priest's life is spent between question and answer-- or between a question and the attempt to answer it. The question is the summary of the spiritual life. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#religion #life

الجميع شغوفون بالسعادة و لكنها كالقمر المحجوب وراء سحب الشتاء ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#life #life

I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#beautiful #come #desert #enjoy #i

According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#accused #between #choice #given #heresy

As the tension eases, we must look in the direction of agriculture, industry and education as our final goals, and toward democracy under Mr Mubarak. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#democracy #direction #eases #education #final

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#clever #his #man #questions #tell

Events at home, at work, in the street - these are the bases for a story. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#events #home #story #street #these

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

#burned #defended #full #history #ideas

At my age it is unseemly to be pessimistic. ↗

— Naguib Mahfouz

#pessimistic #unseemly