180 Quotes by Naguib Mahfouz

الموت صديق في ثياب عدو

الجميع يشكو وما من فائدة ترجى من التغيير فإقنعي بما قسم لك

- ألا تخشى على الحضارة؟ - من حسن الحظ أننا لم ندخل الحضارة بعد، فما خوفنا من البلل؟

In Egypt today most people are concerned with getting bread to eat. Only some of the educated understand how democracy works.

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

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.

I started writing while I was a little boy. Maybe it's because I was reading a lot of books I admired, and thought that I would like to write something like that someday. Also, my love for good writing pushed me.

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.

God did not intend religion to be an exercise club.