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Idries Shah Quotes

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

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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: "MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not..."
MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you Idries Shah
People who speak or act in an ordinary fashion are most likely to be those who have been the recipients of higher experiences. But because they do not rage around, wild-eyed, people think that they are very ordinary folk and therefore not aware of anything unknown to the general run of man. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "A man from the Land of Fools wanted to pull down the..."
A man from the Land of Fools wanted to pull down the clouds. 'Why?' someone asked him. 'To squeeze out the rain. Idries Shah
A man is deficient in understanding until he perceives that there is a whole cycle of evolution possible within himself: repeating endlessly, offering opportunities for personal development. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It..."
The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It was:'What do you think I am, stupid, or something? Idries Shah
Exaggeration is a standard peculiarity of man. To deprecate is often a form of exaggeration which people do not notice, because it appears to be its opposite. Idries Shah
Two people can illustrate crudity to you. The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone. The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one. Idries Shah
Idries Shah quote: "It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis."
It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis. Idries Shah

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