Yahia Lababidi: Aphorisms
Posted on: March 20, 2008
Selected aphorisms, from Signposts to Elsewhere:
Miracles are proud creatures; they will not reveal themselves to those who do not Believe.
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If Love, as they say, is blind then, Lust must be deaf, dumb and blind.
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Temptation: seeds we are forbidden to water, that are showered with rain.
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In life, as in love, graceful leave-taking is the epitome of gratitude.
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Myths are history, too; the history of the human imagination.
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History does not repeat itself, human nature does.
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Our wisdom always mocks us, since it knows more than we can.
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The thoughts we choose to act upon define us to others, the ones we do not define us to ourselves.
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It is wise to know oneself, if only to add to the sum of human knowledge.…
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