Flower Quote by Idries Shah

“People who have fallacious objectives are like the barren soil. The flowers grow from soil which is composed of the right objectives.” quote by Idries Shah — Download Open image

““People who have fallacious objectives are like the barren soil. The flowers grow from soil which is composed of the right objectives.””

Idries Shah

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

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

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