Proverb Quote by Idries Shah

“If this were real life, Ed would have looked at her neck- bite, dead, burp, credits.”

— Ryan Mecum

I'm a humanist; I'd rather kill a man than a snake.

— Edward Abbey

Humanism was not invented by man, but by a snake who suggested that the quest for autonomy might be a good idea.

— R. C. Sproul

“The fourteen-man snake moved in spasms. . . Their eyes flickered rapidly back and forth as they tried to look in all directions at…

— Karl Marlantes

“A snake bites your ankle. Recoiling, you scream. Fearing poison, your mind slips into a dream... ...where a man bites your ankle. Expecting no…

— Richelle E. Goodrich

“And there are many people, both Moslem and Christian, who have a good grasp of each others0 conceptions of surrender to God an other…

— Idries Shah

“Saadi: Be a true renouncer, (zahid) and [you can even] ware satin.”

— Idries Shah

“You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel. (Gulistan)”

— Idries Shah

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

— Idries Shah

“Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.”

— Idries Shah

“Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity.”

— Idries Shah

“Do not tell your secrets to everyone in this headquarters, Earth. We have surveyed it well. There was nobody to whom to entrust secrets.”

— Idries Shah