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If the gentleman has ability, he is magnanimous, generous, tolerant, and straightforward, through which he opens the way to instruct others. Xun Kuang
Gentleman Others Way Ability Magnanimous Through He Generous Opens Which Straightforward Tolerant
People first concern themselves with meeting their basic needs; only afterwards, do they pursue any higher needs. Abdolkarim Soroush
Needs Basic Needs People First Meeting Only Pursue Higher Concern Any Afterwards Themselves Basic
In many of the things that people do, they themselves are the centre of attention, but they inscribe some other name on their banner. Abdolkarim Soroush
People Other Some Attention Name Banner Centre Themselves Many Things
Establishing an equilibrium between the Islam of truth and Islam as an identity is one of the most difficult tasks of religious intellectuals. Abdolkarim Soroush
Truth Islam Difficult Religious Between Most Identity Equilibrium Intellectuals Tasks Establishing
In order for answers to become clear, the questions have to be clear. Abdolkarim Soroush
Become Clear Answers Questions Order
If a group of people feels that it has been humiliated and that its honour has been trampled underfoot, it will want to express its identity and this expression of an identity will take different shapes and forms. Abdolkarim Soroush
People Will Group Humiliated Honour Has-Been Take Shapes Feels Underfoot Identity Been Trampled Different Want Forms Different Shapes Express Expression
There are all sorts of cries that the leaders of the Green Movement should submit themselves to the supreme leader, but that won't take place. Both sides have to be prepared for a serious negotiation. Abdolkarim Soroush
Leader Submit Cries Sides Negotiation Be Prepared Both Both Sides Take Leaders Supreme Sort Green Movement Place Themselves Should Prepared Serious
Islam, or any religion, will become totalitarian if it is made into an ideology, because that is the nature of ideologies. Abdolkarim Soroush
Nature Religion Will Made Ideology Islam Become Totalitarian Ideologies Because Any
Energy is a concept that has been coined by physicists. There is no observable thing known as energy anywhere. Abdolkarim Soroush
Energy Has-Been Physicists Observable Concept Known Been Anywhere Thing
We must break problems down into small, digestible bits. We must define the concepts that we use and explain what components they consist of. We must tackle small problems. Abdolkarim Soroush
Problems Down Define Consist Bits Must Components Tackle Small Concepts Break Explain Use
Compromise has a negative connotation. Abdolkarim Soroush
Negative Compromise Connotation
The clergy earns its living from religion. If your interests are secured through religion, then you will defend your interests first, and religion will become secondary. Abdolkarim Soroush
Religion You Will First Become Living Secondary Secured Through Clergy Then Interests Your Defend
Human beings can remain spiritual and religious while enjoying the benefits of rational administration of their affairs. Abdolkarim Soroush
Spiritual Benefits Administration Religious Rational Remain Affairs Human Human Beings While Beings Enjoying
A realistic view of humanity will stop the proliferation of impossible injunctions. Abdolkarim Soroush
Humanity Impossible Will Realistic Proliferation Stop View
It is impossible to advance new theories... when you are under the influence of a particular view, or under the pressure of a particular dogma. Abdolkarim Soroush
You Impossible Pressure Advance New Particular Dogma Influence View Theories
That President Mohammad Khatami's policies have been blocked is the bitterest incident in the contemporary Iranian history. This means that the wishes of millions of people who voted for Khatami and called for freedom and justice have been ignored... Why should cultural activities and journalism be so risky in Iran? Abdolkarim Soroush
Freedom History Justice People President Bitterest Risky Journalism Voted Wishes Contemporary Policies Blocked Been Cultural Iran Iranian Should Means Ignored Who Incident Activities Why Millions Millions Of People
We no longer claim that a genuinely religious government can be democratic, but that it cannot be otherwise. Abdolkarim Soroush
Government Otherwise Claim Religious Longer Democratic Genuinely Cannot
In every commercial state, notwithstanding any pretension to equal rights, the exaltation of a few must depress the many. Adam Ferguson
Rights Few Every State Must Pretension Exaltation Equal Equal Rights Commercial Any Depress Notwithstanding Many
Like the winds that we come we know not whence and blow whither soever they list, the forces of society are derived from an obscure and distant origin. They arise before the date of philosophy, from the instincts, not the speculations of men. Adam Ferguson
Men Before Society Distant Philosophy Winds Date Obscure Arise Instincts Come Like Know Forces Blow List Whence Derived Origin Speculations
Every step and every movement of the multitude, even in what are termed enlightened ages, are made with equal blindness to the future; and nations stumble upon establishments, which are indeed the result of human action, but not the execution of any human design. Adam Ferguson
Future Result Made Stumble Action Design Every Every Step Indeed Step Termed Equal Execution Blindness Any Human Nations Movement Establishments Which Ages Even Multitude Enlightened
The artist finds, that the more he can confine his attention to a particular part of any work, his productions are the more perfect, and grow under his hands in the greater quantities. Adam Ferguson
Work Finds More Perfect He Part Attention Particular Greater Quantities His Hands Any Artist Confine Productions Grow
The history of mankind is confined within a limited period, and from every quarter brings an intimation that human affairs have had a beginning. Adam Ferguson
History Beginning Every Had Period Within Limited Quarter Affairs Human Human Affairs Confined The History Of Mankind Brings
Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate. Adam Ferguson
Man Animal Every Qualified Climate His Subsist Capacity
Liberal capitalism is not at all the Good of humanity. Quite the contrary; it is the vehicle of savage, destructive nihilism. Alain Badiou
Savage Good Capitalism Humanity Nihilism Liberal Destructive Vehicle Contrary Quite
The reason we want to go on and on is because we live in an impoverished present. Alan Watts
Live Because Go Impoverished Want Reason Present
Man wants to live, but it is useless to hope that this desire will dictate all his actions. Albert Camus
Hope Man Will Live His Dictate Wants Useless Actions Desire
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