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One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.
Idries Shah
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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
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The impatient man is his own enemy he slams the door on his own progress.
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But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.
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