#east

He who is unable to live in society, or who has no need because he is sufficient for himself, must be either a beast or a god. ↗

— Aristotle

#because #either #god #himself #live

When I become the village idiot, or at least, it starts to become a joke, you can't do that much longer. ↗

— Joan Van Ark

#i #idiot #joke #least #longer

Those who excel in virtue have the best right of all to rebel, but then they are of all men the least inclined to do so. ↗

— Aristotle

#excel #inclined #least #men #rebel

The least initial deviation from the truth is multiplied later a thousandfold. ↗

— Aristotle

#initial #later #least #multiplied #truth

Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#death #devastating #disgraceful #dying #helpless

Even before 9/11 I was gripped by a sense of dread: our lack of criticism about what we were doing in the Middle East - the slagging off of a whole religious tradition. ↗

— Karen Armstrong

#before #criticism #doing #dread #east

The liar's punishment is not in the least that he is not believed, but that he cannot believe anyone else. ↗

— George Bernard Shaw

#believe #believed #cannot #else #least

Syria is geographically and politically in the middle of the Middle East. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#geographically #middle #middle east #politically #syria

It is even more so when it comes to Iraq, which is a large Arab country with scientific, material, and human resources and is able to accomplish, at the least, what Lebanon accomplished, and more. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#accomplish #accomplished #arab #comes #country

We may not commit a lesser Sin under pretence to avoid a greater, but we may, nay we ought to endure the greatest Pain and Grief rather than commit the least Sin. ↗

— Mary Astell

#commit #endure #greater #greatest #grief