Common Middle Eastern

Famous quotes containing the words common, middle and/or eastern:

    Nothing is more common than mutual dislike, where mutual approbation is particularly expected.
    Samuel Johnson (1709–1784)

    However great an evil immorality may be, we must not forget that it is not without its beneficial consequences. It is only through extremes that men can arrive at the middle path of wisdom and virtue.
    Karl Wilhelm Von Humboldt (1767–1835)

    The Eastern steamboat passed us with music and a cheer, as if they were going to a ball, when they might be going to—Davy’s locker.
    Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)