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The laziness of adolescence is a rehearsal for the incapacity of old age.
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
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Arkon Daraul
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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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Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.
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When you realize the difference between the container and the content, you will have knowledge.
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The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.
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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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Exercise power by means of kindness, and you may be causing more damage than you could by cruelty. Neither approach is correct.
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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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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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