"There is in the worst of fortune the best of chances for a happy change."

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“Chance fights ever on the side of the prudent.”

“Of troubles none is greater than to be robbed of one’s native land.”

“A woman should be good for everything at home, but abroad good for nothing.”

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“Silver and gold are not the only coin; virtue too passes current all over the world.”

“A second wife is hateful to the children of the first; A viper is not more hateful.”

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Social Activism1925–1965

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— Vladimir Lenin

Politics1870–1924

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"Coming back to Iraq, obviously the situation has been getting worse over time, but I think it is still salvageable. We now have a political process going on, and I think if one looks at the place and …"

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Politics1916–2018

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"The building of a Palestinian state will only be possible if the mentality of the people evolves and accepts the idea of complementarity between the two states ... A brewing between the two societies …"

— Waleed Al-Husseini

Literature1989

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