“To be treated with mercy, some must reveal their handicaps, while others must conceal them.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
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Famous Yahia Lababidi Quotes
“A good listener is one who helps us overhear ourselves.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“The thoughts we choose to act upon define us to others, the ones we do not define us to ourselves.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“Impulses we attempt to strangle only develop stronger muscles.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
"Dawning" online at Poet's Encyclopedia http://www.poetsencyclopedia.com/lababidi.shtml
“Ambiguity: the bastard child of creativity and cowardice.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
Yahia Lababidi Quotes about life
“In life, as in love, graceful leave-taking is the epitome of gratitude.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“Pleasure may be snatched from life’s clenched fists, not joy”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“With enigmatic clarity, Life gives us a different answer each time we ask her the same question.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
Yahia Lababidi Quotes
“Romantic: one who professes to prefer the thorns to the rose.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“One definition of success might be refining our appetites, while deepening our hunger.”
"Where Epics Fail: Aphorisms on Art, Morality & Spirit" (2018)
"Cairo" online at ditch, the poetry that matters http://www.ditchpoetry.com/yahialababidi.htm <p>
“Like cars in an amusement park, our direction is often determined through collisions.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“Temptation: seeds we are forbidden to water, that are showered with rain.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“To maintain immaculate speech, often times silence is required.”
"Where Epics Fail: Aphorisms on Art, Morality & Spirit" (2018)
“To hurry pain is to leave a classroom still in session.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“Take two opposites, connect the dots, and you have a straight line.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“Aphorisms respect the wisdom of silence by disturbing it, but briefly.”
"Where Epics Fail: Aphorisms on Art, Morality & Spirit" (2018)
“Hope is more patient than despair and so outlasts it.”
"Where Epics Fail: Aphorisms on Art, Morality & Spirit" (2018)
“Miracles are proud creatures; they will not reveal themselves to those who do not Believe.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
“Truth can be like a large, bothersome fly – brush it away and it returns buzzing.”
Signposts to Elsewhere (2008)
