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Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.

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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
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Collector Of Fairy Tales
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From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying: 'Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment.
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One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.
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The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.
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Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.
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A generous person may not have wisdom: but, unlike others, he has the means to gain it.
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If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are getting.
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It is not important to have said a thing first, or best - or even most interestingly. What is important is to say it on the right occasion.
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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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When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.
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Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.
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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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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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When the ignorant have become numerous or powerful enough, they have been referred to by a special name. This names is 'the Wise'.
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Worry is a cloud which rains destruction.
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