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Explore our hand-picked selection of 37 inspiring quotes by Nizar Qabbani.

About Nizar Qabbani

  • Born: March 21, 1923
  • Died: April 30, 1998
  • Occupation: Diplomat
    • O sultan, my master, if my clothes are ripped and torn it is because your dogs with claws are allowed to tear me.
    Dog Clothes Tears
    My master... say all you wish of me. it does not matter to me:shallow.. stupid.. crazy.. simple minded. it does not concern me anymore. for whoever writes about her concerns. in the logic of men is called a stupid woman. and didn't i tell you in the beginning that i am a stupid woman?
    Crazy Stupid Writing
    It's painful to listen to the barking of dogs.
    Dog Opinion Painful
    We killed you and it was not new for us, we killed the companions of the prophet and the friends of god. o how many messengers did we slay? o how many imams? we killed you and you prayed the night prayer, as all of our days are struggle - and all of our days are karbala.
    Prayer Struggle Night
    We praise like frogs, swear like frogs, turn midgets into heroes, and heroes into scum: we never stop and think.
    Hero Thinking Society
    The word is a bouncing ball the ruler throws from his balcony. the word has been a shot of morphine. rulers calm their people with speeches.
    People Balls Speech
    We are a thick skinned people with emtpy souls. we spend our days playing dice, chess, or sleeping - and we say we are the best people that ever came to mankind?
    Sleep People Soul
    Light is more important than the lantern, the poem more important than the notebook
    Notebook Light Important
    Never believe a man can change a woman those men are pretenders who think that they created women from one of their ribs
    Believe Men Thinking
    And all the countries seemed the same, that i don't see myself there, and i don't see myself here.
    Country
    Our shouting is louder than our actions, our swords are taller than us, this is our tragedy. in short we wear the cape of civilisation but our souls live in the stone age
    Soul Tragedy Capes
    When a man is in love how can he use old words? should a woman desiring her lover lie down with grammarians and linguists? i said nothing to the woman i loved but gathered love's adjectives into a suitcase and fled from all languages.
    Lying Men Adjectives
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