I love life in spite of all that mars it. I love friendship, jokes and laughter.

Quote by Tahar Ben Jelloun

Topics: Friendship Quotes

In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and...

In the Arab world, there is no link between the cultural habits of peoples and...

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

To lead a country, you must periodically hold a national consultation in which people representing...

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West....

We must stop posing as victims of the West and behaving negatively towards the West....

I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.

I read a poem every night, as others read a prayer.

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

I am a guest of the French language. My poems in French are born of...

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

Emigration is no longer a solution; it's a defeat. People are risking death, drowning every...

New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People...

New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People...

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.

Poetry is a form of mathematics, a highly rigorous relationship with words.

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's...

I write about wounds, the eternal treasons of life. It's not very funny, but it's...

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No...

The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No...

I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know...

I came to poetry through the urgent need to denounce injustice, exploitation, humiliation. I know...

There are very few great poets in the world.

There are very few great poets in the world.

This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those...

This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those...

A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and...

A modern civilization is only possible when it is accepted that singular beings exist and...

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

Be vigilant, for nothing one achieves lasts forever.

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

Religion has to stay in the heart, not in politics. It is private.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

Beauty is first and foremost an emotion.

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each...

Poetry is not only a set of words which are chosen to relate to each...

The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy...

The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy...

I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I...

I don't feel guilty about expressing myself in French; nor do I feel that I...