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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.
Idries Shah
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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
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The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.
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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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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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From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying: 'Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment.
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Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?
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