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


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The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.

Idries Shah

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It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.

Idries Shah

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Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.

Idries Shah

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When people have a hard task to do - one which stretches them - they become less concerned with trivial matters.

Idries Shah

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Ser un Sufi es desligarse de ideas fijas y preconcebidas, y no intentar eludir el propio destino.

Abu-Said, hijo de Abi-Khair

Idries Shah

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A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence; I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.

Idries Shah

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To 'see both sides' of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides.

Idries Shah

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To drown in treacle is just as unpleasant as to drown in mud.

Idries Shah

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The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.

Idries Shah

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