納吉布·馬哈富茲
第一位獲諾貝爾文學(xué)獎的阿拉伯語作家
The only real failure in life is not to be true to the best one knows.
生活中唯一真正的失敗是不忠于自己所知道的最好的東西。
The past is a source of knowledge, and the future is a source of hope. Love of the past implies faith in the future.
過去是知識的源泉，未來是希望的源泉。熱愛過去意味著對未來的信心。
The worst thing that can happen to a human being is to lose hope.
一個人可能發(fā)生的最糟糕的事情就是失去希望。
Writing is a profession for those who cannot live without writing.
寫作是那些沒有寫作就無法生活的人的職業(yè)。
The only way to deal with an unfree world is to become so absolutely free that your very existence is an act of rebellion.
對付一個不自由的世界的唯一方法就是變得如此絕對自由，以至于你的存在本身就是一種反抗。
The real conflict is between the rights of the individual and those of society.
真正的沖突在于個人的權(quán)利和社會的權(quán)利之間。
Fear does not prevent death. It prevents life.
恐懼不能阻止死亡，它阻止生活。
The truth is a mirror which fell from the hand of God and broke into pieces. Everybody took a piece of it, and they looked at it and thought they had the truth.
真理是一面從上帝手中掉下來摔成碎片的鏡子。每個人都拿了一塊，看著它，以為他們擁有了真理。
Home is not where you live but where they understand you.
家不是你住的地方，而是他們理解你的地方。
You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
你可以通過一個人的回答來判斷他是否聰明。你可以通過一個人的問題來判斷他是否明智。