You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
Naguib Mahfouz
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
Naguib Mahfouz
What reveals itself to me ceases to be mysterious for me alone: if I unveil it to anyone else, he hears mere words which betray the living sense: Profanation, but never revelation.
Egyptian Proverb | the Great Temple of Karnak
Under constant revision is the poem that I be
Blue Scholars, “selfPortrait” (via tiburona)
Truthful words are not beautiful; beautiful words are not truthful.
Lao-Tzu
Good words are not persuasive; persuasive words are not good.
I love you so much and I know that I travel in the ocean of your eyes without a destination.
Nizar Qabbani
The whole 20th century was a mistake
Vivienne Westwood
(Source: nevver)
You’re not your job. You’re not how much money you have in the bank. You’re not the car you drive. You’re not the contents of your wallet. You’re not your fucking khakis. You’re the all-singing, all-dancing crap of the world.
— Tyler Durden
(via likeitwasalladream)
For remember: Love—like Truth, Beauty, or Compassion—has no name, gender, race, or nationality.
Adrian Kezele
(Source: eslamelshatby, via ifiwereasailboat)
As you think, so shall you become.
Bruce Lee
When you see a person who has been given more than you in money and beauty, look to those, who have been given less.
Mohammed (PBUH)
(Source: eslamelshatby, via zezefbaby-deactivated20120423)
Know the world in yourself. Never look for yourself in the world, for this would be to project your illusion.
Egyptian Proverb from the Great Temple of Karnak