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A man who believes the word of a donkey in preference to my word does not deserve to be lent anything.

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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
Anything
Believe
Lent
Men
Donkey
Preference
Believes
Deserve
Word
Doe

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