حياة الرفاعي

“إن اللين في القوة الرائعة أقوى من القوة نفسها، لانه يظهر لك موضع الرحمة فيها
والتواضع في الجمال أحسن من الجمال، لانه ينفي الغرور عنه.
وكل شيء من القوة لا مكان فيه لشيء من الرحمة فهو مما وضع الله على الناس من قوانين الهلاك”
― مصطفى صادق الرافعي, رسائل الأحزان

“What are we after when we open one of those books? What is it that makes a classic a classic? ... in old-fashioned terms, the answer is that it wll elevate your spirit. And that's why I can't take much stock in the idea of going through a list of books or 'covering' a fixed number of selections, or anyway striving for the blessed state of having read this, or the other. Having read a book means nothing. Reading a book may be the most tremendous experience of your life; having read it is an item in your memory, part of your receding past... Why we have that odd faith in the magic of having read a book, I don't know. We don't apply the same principle elsewhere: We don't believe in having heard Mendelssohn's violin concerto...
I say, don't read the classics -- try to discover your own classics; every life has its own.”
― Rudolf Flesch, How to Make Sense

“If you love a flower, don’t pick it up.
Because if you pick it up it dies and it ceases to be what you love.
So if you love a flower, let it be.
Love is not about possession.
Love is about appreciation.”
― Osho

“فقدتني صديقاً يهز يديك بتحيته، والأن اعود إليك شاعراً يهز قلبك بأنينه، فقدتني شخصاً وسأرجع لك كتاباً”
― مصطفى صادق الرافعي, رسائل الأحزان