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Sarcasm is an abuse of the intellect.

Hazrat Inayat Khan

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Hazrat Inayat Khan
Age: 44 †
Born: 1882
Born: July 5
Died: 1927
Died: February 5
Clergyman
Musician
Philosopher
Teacher
Writer
Baroda
Inayat Khan Rehmat Khan Pathan
Sarcasm
Abuse
Intellect

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Music is the basis of the whole creation. In reality the whole of creation is music, and what we call music is simply a miniature of the original music, which is creation itself, expressed in tone and rhythm.
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My heart is tuned to the quietness that the stillness of nature inspires.
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It is a presumption on the part of man when he demands in words an explanation of God.
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When we pay attention to nature's music, we find that everything on the Earth contributes to its harmony.
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Music is the language of the soul and for two people of different nations or races to unite, there is no better means than music
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When one looks at the ocean, they can only see that part of it which comes within their range of vision so it is with the truth.
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All ignorance is the lack of love.
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Joy and sorrow are the light and shade of life without light and shade no picture is clear.
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For a musician, music is the best way to unite with God.
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If someone strikes my heart, it does not break, but it bursts, and the flame coming out of it becomes a torch on my path.
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Consciously or unconsciously, every being is capable of healing himself or others.
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People in the world wish to make things rigid, things which are of the finest nature which words cannot explain. When a person describes the hereafter, it is just like wanting to weigh the soul or photograph the spirit. I personally think that you must be able to realize yourself what the hereafter is. You must not depend upon my words.
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Love is the essence of all religion, mysticism, and philosophy, and for the one who has learned this, love fulfills the purpose of religion, ethics, and philosophy, and the lover is raised above all diversities of faiths and beliefs.
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The discrimination between good and evil is in man's soul. Every man can judge that for himself, because in every man is the sense of admiration of beauty. Happiness only lies in thinking or doing that which one considers beautiful. Such an act becomes a virtue or goodness.
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By our trust in the divine beauty in every person we develop that beauty in ourselves.
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Silence is the adornment of the wise, and for the foolish the only dignity possible.
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There are two aspects of individual harmony: the harmony between body and soul, and the harmony between individuals. All the tragedy in the world, in the individual and in the multitude, comes from lack of harmony. And harmony is the best given by producing harmony in one's own life.
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... The wise in all ages... have tried to learn one thing only, and that was resignation to the Will of God. By doing this, they have reached a stage at which they could see from God's point of view.
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By love, harmony and beauty you must turn the whole of life into a single vision of divine glory.
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The secret of life is balance, and the absence of balance is life's destruction.
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