Ego Quote by Idries Shah Download Open image ““Neither imagine that you are false, nor lash yourself, for both may be forms of self-indulgence.”” — Idries Shah ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.2 out of 5 (9 ratings) Copy quoteShare Ego False Self Sufis Sufism Truth
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“Always be true to yourself regardless of the consequences. I assure you not doing so has even greater consequences.” — Thorin Copy Share Image
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“To be a Sufi is to detach from fixed ideas and from preconceptions; and not to try to avoid what is your lot.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
Prescribing hard work for the soft, or easy work for the hardy, is generally nonsense. What is always needed in any aim is right… — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
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“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 Copy Share Image
“Sufis are those who have expunged from their minds the human tendencies of envy and enmity.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
“Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.” — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the day. — Idries Shah Copy Share Image
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I'm a straight shooter, and most of the time my ego doesn't interrupt my relationships. — Gabriel Macht Copy Share Image
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