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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 or provocation purposes, actually represents that person's beliefs at the time.
Idries Shah
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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
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If you can turn a murderer into a mere thief, you are making progress.
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It is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares.
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Trying to force something is the best way to stop it happening.
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From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the prisoners, of attitudes of scorn and disdain for other faiths – outlooks which are not ennobling to anyone.
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History is not usually what has happened. History is what some people have thought to be significant.
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You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.
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The chicken had his wish, and was magically transformed into a fox. Then he found that he could not digest grain.
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Right time, right place, right people equals success. Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equals most of the real human history.
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If you are uninterested in what I say, there's an end to it. If you like what I say, please try to understand which previous influences have made you like it. If you like some of the things I say, and dislike others, you could try to understand why. If you dislike all I say, why not try to find out what formed your attitude?
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The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.
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