Naguib Mahfouz Quotes

You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
Naguib Mahfouz
Famous Quotes
Voices were blended and intermingled in a tumultuous swirl around which eddied laughter, shouts, the squeaking of doors and windows, piano and accordion music, rollicking handclaps, a policeman's bark, braying, grunts, coughs of hashish addicts and screams of drunkards, anonymous calls for help, raps of a stick, and singing by individuals and groups.
Naguib Mahfouz
Society
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
Naguib Mahfouz
Wisdom
God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.
Naguib Mahfouz
Religion
According to Islamic principles, when a man is accused of heresy, he is given the choice between repentance and punishment.
Naguib Mahfouz
Religion
It was amazing that in this country where people allowed emotion to guide their politics they approached love with the precision of accountants.
Naguib Mahfouz
Love
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