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In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him.Idries Shah
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One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...Idries Shah
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Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew.Idries Shah
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SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.Idries Shah
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It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.Idries Shah
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If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.Idries Shah
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The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces.Idries Shah
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Haste is from the Devil.Idries Shah
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Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.Idries Shah
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If you really want to learn, do not be surprised if someone tries to teach you. And do not lightly reject the method.Idries Shah
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Most people, whatever their opinions and protestations, do not want to learn.Idries Shah
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One of the basic Sufi needs is to enable people to see themselves as they really are.Idries Shah
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The Sufi teacher’s mission is to be in the service of those who can learn.Idries Shah
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The teacher works in accordance with the prospects of his students and the possibility of maintaining the community of Sufis.Idries Shah
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The Sufis regard systems which treat everyone alike as mechanical and degenerate.Idries Shah
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The candle burned the moth: But soon it will vanish in its own fat.Idries Shah
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Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.Idries Shah
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If you want special illumination, look upon the human face: See clearly within laughter the Essence of Ultimate Truth.Idries Shah
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The question of divine knowledge is so deep that it is really known only to those who have it.Idries Shah
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It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.Idries Shah