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Idries Shah Quotes

Idries Shah quotes

Indian Author, Writer June 16, 1924 – November 23, 1996

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The union of the mind and intuition which brings about illumination, and the development which the Sufis seek, is based upon love. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be..."
If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting. Idries Shah
If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want to make a wise man happy - improve yourself! Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable..."
You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been..."
Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something. Idries Shah
Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history. Idries Shah
If a Manx cat tells you that it is trying to preserve its long, beautiful tail, you don't have to believe it - especially if you have eyes. Idries Shah
If the path has been laid down, why the successive appearance of different teachers? Why would anyone reinvent the wheel, if everything were as cosy and sequential as primitive longing so easily convinces us? Idries Shah
Prescribing hard work for the soft, or easy work for the hardy, is generally nonsense. What is always needed in any aim is right effort, right time, right people, right materials. Idries Shah
It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to say it on the right occasion. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't..."
An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving worse than before. Idries Shah
One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time. Idries Shah
Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting..."
The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort..."
Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown. Idries Shah

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