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Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?

Idries Shah

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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
Teacher
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Simla
Arkon Daraul
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Teens
People
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Curse
Healing
Sun
Walk
Walks

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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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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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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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