My lord, our immortal philosopher Kagemni, vizier to King H… - Naguib Mahfouz

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My lord, our immortal philosopher Kagemni, vizier to King Huni, says that patience is man's refuge in times of despair, and his armor against misfortunes.

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Naguib Mahfouz (Arabic: نجيب محفوظ‎ Nagīb Maḥfūẓ, IPA: [næˈɡiːb mɑħˈfuːzˤ]; December 11, 1911 – August 30, 2006) was an Egyptian writer, who won the 1988 Nobel Prize for Literature.

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Native Name: نجيب محفوظ

Alternative Names: Naguib Mahfouz Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha • Najīb Maḥfūẓ • naguib mahvuz • mahfoud najib • naguib mahfoud • Abdelaziz Ibrahim Ahmed Al-Basha

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أهذا هو حال الشعراء يا رضوان؟ تروون حكايات الأبطال وتغنون على الرباب، فإذا جد الجد تقهقرتم إلى الجحور وأشعتم التردد والهزيمة؟! ألا لعنة الله على الجبناء!

Listen, Said. Things are no longer what they used to be. In the past, you were both a thief and my friend, for reasons you well know. Now the situation has changed. If you go back to a burglary you'll be a thief and nothing else."

و هل أغراني بالخطايا إلّا الاقتداء بالآخرين؟!

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