# Quote — Naguib Mahfouz, Arabian Nights and Days

> Scheherazade possessed courage, wit, and penetration. She had read much, and had so admirable a memory, that she never forgot any thing she had read. She had successfully applied herself to philosophy, medicine, history, and the liberal arts; and her poetry excelled the compositions of the best writers of her time. Besides this, she was a perfect beauty, and all her accomplishments were crowned by solid virtue."

- Author: [Naguib Mahfouz](https://www.leafyquotes.com/naguib-mahfouz.md)
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