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Quotes by Lebanese Authors


"Your hearts know in silence the secrets of the days and the nights.But your ears thirst for the sound of your heart's knowledge.You would know in words that which you have always known in thought.You would touch with your fingers the naked body of your dreams."

"You have three types of friends in life: Friends for a reason, friends for a season, and friends for a lifetime."


"The hidden well-spring of your soul must needs rise and run murmuring to the sea; And the treasure of your infinite depths would be revealed to your eyes. But let there be no scales to weigh your unknown treasure; And seek not the depths of your knowledge with staff or sounding line. For self is a sea boundless and measureless. Say not, "I have found the truth, but rather, "I have found a truth. Say not, "I have found the path of the soul." Say rather, "I have met the soul walking upon my path." For the soul walks upon all paths.The soul walks not upon a line, neither does it grow like a reed.The soul unfolds itself, like a lotus of countless petals."


"You are the bows from which your children as living arrows are sent forth."


"You may forget the one with whom you have laughed, but never the one with whom you have wept."


"The house that does not comfort the needy is worthy of naught but destruction."

"Don't trust people whose feelings change with time... Trust people whose feelings remain the same, even when the time changes."

"We're taught by repetition but great innovators need to be great at doing the different."


"Smile, my beloved, like the gold smiles from my father's coffers."

"The difference between the Haves and Have-nots? The will to sacrifice and to do what others won't.... Very simple."

"Don't be scared to be intelligent. Knowledge is sexy and powerful."

"Never allow society to turn you into a person you are not."

"Capitalism is the most powerful tool for positive social change."

"In the end, we only regret the chances we didn't take."

"Any definition of a successful life must include service to others."

"Successful people are always looking for opportunities to help others. Unsuccessful idiots are always asking, "What's in it for me"?"

"For Lebanon to have any future, gotta adopt a resolute policy v/s terrorism. Whoever plots against the land should bear the consequences."

"Root cause of inequality is the mass scale digital disruption advantage as means of wealth creation is concentrated."

"In a victory speech, I always like to thank the opposition, because without their help and stupidity, I couldn't have won."

"True Leaders don't create followers, they create more leaders."

"You can only control so much, in the end the rest is up to fate."

"There are no such things as secrets only truths that have yet to be revealed."

"One of Obama's greatest failures will be his legacy of making millions completely dependent on government handouts, not work....So sad."

"How you gather, manage and use intel in life determines whether you win or lose. That's the # 1 rule for the mavericks in business."

"Until you are broken, you don't know what you're made of."

"Work smart, stay informed, never give up, and great things will happen."

"FINAO. My word for my companies. Failure Is Not An Option."

"Life is like photography. You need the negatives to develop."

"It is usually the roughest road that leads to the heights of greatness."

"We need to empower every single child no matter who you are, no matter where you come from to have the best education and the best future."

"There are only 2 paths to happiness in life. Utter Stupidity or Exceptional Wealth."

"Never erase your past. It shapes who you are today and will help you to be the person you'll be tomorrow."

"The best investors are visionaries-they look beyond the present. By the same token, vision remains vision until you focus, do the work, and bring it down to earth where it will do some good."

"To be the best you must be able to handle the worst."

"I wish politicians the world over would stop claiming credit for economic growth that happens despite them, not because of them. Grow up..."

"Only idiots get bored when we've all got handheld devices containing infinite knowledge at our fingertips."


"It is wrong to think that love comes from long companionship and persevering courtship. Love is the offspring of spiritual affinity and unless that affinity is created in a moment, it will not be created for years or even generations."

"You know you have a transparency problem when citizens of a democracy need to rely on WikiLeaks for details on changes to laws."

"Job tip: If you were the employer, what kind of person would you most desire as an employee? Be that person."
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