Doctrines are meant to serve man, not the other way around. Amin Maalouf More Quotes by Amin Maalouf More Quotes From Amin Maalouf God, she was beautiful - my first image of the Orient - a woman such as only the desert poet knew how to praise: her face was the sun, her hair the protecting shadow, her eyes fountains of cool water, her body the most slender of palm-trees and her smile a mirage. Amin Maalouf eye hair beautiful You can't say history teaches us this or that; it gives us more questions than answers, and many answers to every question. Amin Maalouf teach answers giving All pleasures must be paid for, do not despise those that state their price. Amin Maalouf despise pleasure states Our ancestors derived less from life than we do, but they also expected much less and were less intent on controlling the future. We are of the arrogant generations who believe a lasting happiness was promised to us at birth. Promised? By whom? Amin Maalouf lasting-happiness generations believe In my prayers, I want to say: Lord, don’t be far from me, and also don’t come too close. Let me contemplate the stars on the texture of your cloth, but don’t unveil your face to me. Allow me to hear the rivers that you send running, but Lord! Lord! Don’t allow me hearing your voice Amin Maalouf stars prayer running Life is like a fire. Flames which the passer-by forgets. Ashes which the wind scatters. A man lived. Amin Maalouf flames fire men During my youth, the idea of moving from Lebanon was unthinkable. Then I began to realise I might have to go, like my grandfather, uncles and others who left for America, Egypt, Australia, Cuba. Amin Maalouf egypt uncles moving I have the profoundest respect for people who behave in a generous way because of religion. But I come from a country where the misuse of religion has had catastrophic consequences. One must judge people not by what faith they proclaim but by what they do. Amin Maalouf respect faith people religion It's the relationship I have with the world: always trying to escape from reality. I'm a daydreamer; I don't feel in harmony with my epoch or the societies I live in. Amin Maalouf feel relationship reality world
