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...love is like health. It is taken lightly when present and cherished when it departs.
Naguib Mahfouz
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An anxious heart is like a string that's out of tune.
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I love Sufism as I love beautiful poetry, but it is not the answer. Sufism is like a mirage in the desert. It says to you, come and sit, relax and enjoy yourself for a while.
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History is full of people who went to prison or were burned at the stake for proclaiming their ideas. Society has always defended itself.
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I found myself in a sea in which the waves of joy and sorrow were clashing against each other.
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