The Beduin Could Not Look For God

It Seemed That Rebellion Must Have An Unassailable Base, Something Guarded Not Merely From Attack, But From The Fear Of It: Such A Base As We Had In The Red Sea Parts, The Desert, Or In The Minds Of The Men We Converted To Our Creed.

An Opinion Can Be Argued With; A Conviction Is Best Shot. The Logical End Of A War Of Creeds Is The Final Destruction Of One, And Salammbo Is The Classical Text-book Instance.

If You Wear Arab Things, Wear The Best. Clothes Are Significant Among The Tribes, And You Must Wear The Appropriate, And Appear At Ease In Them. Dress Like A Sherif, If They Agree To It.

A Thick Headcloth Forms A Good Protection Against The Sun, And If You Wear A Hat Your Best Arab Friends Will Be Ashamed Of You In Public.

As Long As The Arabs Fight Tribe Against Tribe, So Long Will They Be A Little People, A Silly People, Greedy, Barbarous And Cruel.