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Only Quotes by Idries Shah
- The learned person who only talks will never Penetrate to the inner heart of humans.
- The word 'choice' is a fraud while people choose only what they have been taught to choose.
- Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.
- Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.
- It is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares.
- A real secret is something which only one person knows.
- Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.
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