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Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown.

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
Even
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Effort
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The learned person who only talks will never Penetrate to the inner heart of humans.
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When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.
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Do not try to be humble: learn humility.
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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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The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service
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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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Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?
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The secret of Sufism is that it has no secret at all'.
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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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The more you look at 'common knowledge', the more you realise that it is more likely to be common than it is to be knowledge. No real knowledge is common.
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