Muhammad Hijazi
Muhammad Hijazi (20th century) was an Iranian writer and politician is best known for sayings and proverbs. He was influenced by traditional wisdom of ancient Iran, Sufism, Greek philosophy and French rationalism.Wisdom & Quotes
- Those who give advice are amazed that their wisdom does not always affect others; but the real amazement lies in the fact that most great advice does not even reach from the mouth of the advisor to his own ear.
- Cleverness is a wall between honesty and dishonesty; it is not apparent to which side the wall belongs.
- Death is a reality in which no living creature believes.
- The flatterer takes us twice for a fool first, we know he lies but we accept his lie; second, we try to believe that his lie is actually the truth.
- The secret of happiness is only a few words; yet we will not accept it from anyone, but must learn it from a lifetime of experience, when it is far too late.
Lamia Abbas al-Imarah