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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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Simla
Arkon Daraul
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Laziness
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When the lion had eaten its fill, and the jackals had taken their share, the ants came along and finished up the meat from the bones of the haughty stag.
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The impatient man is his own enemy he slams the door on his own progress.
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The word 'choice' is a fraud while people choose only what they have been taught to choose.
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When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.
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Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.
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Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?
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Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious.
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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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Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown.
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One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.
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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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Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.
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