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Something Quotes by Idries Shah
- When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.
- But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.
- Trying to force something is the best way to stop it happening.
- 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…
- One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by someone in the past, perhaps for illustrative…
- The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.
- The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day.
- Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.
- Banality is like boredom: bored people are boring people, people who think that things are banal are themselves banal. Interesting people can find something interesting…
- A real secret is something which only one person knows.
- Enemies are often former or potential friends who have been denied - or think that they have been denied - something.
- Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you.
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