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The learned person who only talks will never Penetrate to the inner heart of humans.

Idries Shah

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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
Author
Collector Of Fairy Tales
Teacher
Writer
Simla
Arkon Daraul
Learned
Persons
Person
Humans
Heart
Penetrate
Never
Talks
Inner
Listening

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Do not try to be humble: learn humility.
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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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A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.
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People used to play with toys. Now the toys play with them.
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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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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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Knowledge is not gained, it is there all the time. It is the veils which have to be dissolved in the mind.
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One cannot learn from someone whom one distrusts.
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Worry is a cloud which rains destruction.
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