Quotes From "Caravan Of Dreams" By Idries Shah

Haste is from the Devil.
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Haste is from the Devil. Idries Shah
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Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud. Idries Shah
Three ThingsThree things cannot be retrieved: The arrow once sped...
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Three ThingsThree things cannot be retrieved: The arrow once sped from the bow The word spoken in haste The missed opportunity.( Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet), Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaFlattery:One of the most promising of businesses: always brisk. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza.Poverty: The result of marriage. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaEmotionalist:A man or woman who thinks he has experienced the divine. Idries Shah
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You call me an unbeliever. I shall therefore call you a True Believer since a lie is best met with one of similar magnitude. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaIntellectual: One who knows no craft. Idries Shah
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Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetDesireDesire not the world, and God will love you. Desire not what others have, and they will love you. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaBribe Substitute for law, which is a substitute for justice. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaSupporter: Someone who will say anything. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaAdherent:Someone who will believe anything except what he should. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaPatience: A support for the disappointed. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaCommunity: Irrationals unified by hope of the impossible. Idries Shah
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For every Pharoah there is a Moses. Idries Shah
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The liar has a bad memory. Idries Shah
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Life: sometimes the man on the saddle, sometimes the saddle on the man. Idries Shah
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The happiness of the superficial: when a man who has lost his donkey finds it again. Idries Shah
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He discards a quilt for fear of bugs. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaWisdom: Something you can learn without knowing it. Idries Shah
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Because sugar is not arsenic, many graves are full. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaPoverty: The result of marriage. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaPenitent: Someone who has been made incapable of enjoying himself. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza. Worry: Something to make you unnecessarily ill. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetUnderstandingSpeak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetThe TongueA man slips with his tongue more than with his feet. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetThe JudgeA man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetAngerYou ask for a piece of advice. I tell you: 'Do not get angry.' He is strong who can withhold anger. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetEnvyEnvy devours good deeds, as a fire devours fuel. Idries Shah
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When Fortune knocks, open the door, ' they say. But why should one make fortune knock, by keeping the door shut? Idries Shah
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Show me a person who really knows what 'good' is, and I will show you that he almost never uses the word. Idries Shah
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TeachingOne hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetInk and BloodThe ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr. Idries Shah
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Inner Knowledge -- You want to become wise in one lesson: First become a real human being. Idries Shah
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Much travel is needed before the raw man is ripened. Idries Shah
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There is a Persian proverb: 'To test that which has been tested is ignorance.' To try to test something without the means of testing is even worse. Idries Shah
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Day and NightThe night is long: do not shorten it by sleep. The day is fair: do not darken it with wrongdoing. Idries Shah
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Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaTruthful man: He who is, secretly, regarded by everyone as an enemy. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetStruggleThe holy warrior is he who struggles with himself. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetHumilityHumility and courtesy are themselves a part of piety. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetDeathDie before your death. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetSleepSleep is the brother of death. Idries Shah
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Mediation - Before you learn how to meditate, you must unlearn what you think meditation might be. Idries Shah
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Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetAngerYou ask for a piece of advice. I tell you : 'Do not get angry.' He is strong who can withhold anger. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetHelping others I order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Muslim or not. Idries Shah
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Teaching:One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer. Saying of the Prophet Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetMonkishnessNo monkery in Islam. Idries Shah
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Saying of the ProphetObligation to LearnThe pursuit of knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim. Idries Shah