#east

There are many good inventions on earth, some useful, some pleasing: for their sake, the earth is to be loved. And there is such a variety of well-invented things that the earth is like the breasts of a woman: useful as well as pleasing. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#earth #humor #materialism #love

And I feel that I am a man. And I feel that a man is a very important thing - maybe more important than a star. This is not theology. I have no bent toward gods. But I have a new love for that glittering instrument, the human soul. It is a lovely and unique thing in the universe. It is always attacked and never destroyed - because 'thou mayest'. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#john-steinbeck #man #soul #theology #love

Lee smiled. "My father said she was a strong woman, and I believe a strong woman may be stronger than a man, particularly if she happens to have love in her heart. I guess a loving woman is almost indestructible. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#eden #literature #of #steinbeck #strong

Egyptians undergo an odd personality change behind the wheel of a car. In every other setting, aggression and impatience are frowned upon. The unofficial Egyptian anthem "Bokra, Insha'allah, Malesh" (Tomorrow, God Willing, Never Mind) isn't just an excuse for laziness. In a society requiring millennial patience, it is also a social code dictating that no one make too much of a fuss about things. But put an Egyptian in the driver's seat and he shows all the calm and consideration of a hooded swordsman delivering Islamic justice. ↗

— Tony Horwitz

#egypt #insha-allah #middle-east #taxis #change

What's with the "iMagic" name change?' I said without preamble. 'Industrial Magic was a bit of a mouthful,' he explained. 'Besides, putting an "i"in front of anything makes it more hip and current. ↗

— Jasper Fforde

#change

The silence stretched out between us as I stared at him, the tears blurring my vision as I waited for him to save me from this torment. Surely he could find a way. ↗

— Kathryn Michaels

#breastmilk #childbirth #hero #hope #husband

Love is sacrifice. Love sacrifices itself for its neighbor. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #inspirational #love #neighbor #sacrifice

Everything is defeated before love. ↗

— Elder Thaddeus of Vitovnica

#eastern-orthodoxy #inspirational #love #spirituality #inspirational

Some men are friends with the whole world in their hearts, and there are others that hate themselves and spread their hatred around like butter on hot bread. ↗

— John Steinbeck

#men

OH, East is East, and West is West, and never the twain shall meet, Till Earth and Sky stand presently at God’s great Judgment Seat; But there is neither East nor West, Border, nor Breed, nor Birth, When two strong men stand face to face, tho’ they come from the ends of the earth! ↗

— Rudyard Kipling

#east #west #men