Naguib Mahfouz Quotes January 31, 2023July 7, 2020 by Effective Quote "Nothing records the effects of a sad life so graphically as the human body." "Happy is he who can give himself up." "If life has no meaning, why don't we create a meaning for it?" "The real malady is fear of life, not of death" "The heart is a place of secrets." You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions. "I found myself in a sea in which the waves of joy and sorrow were clashing against each other." "Madness is the acme of intelligence."