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But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.

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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
Author
Collector Of Fairy Tales
Teacher
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Simla
Arkon Daraul
Bootstraps
Lifting
Instance
May
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Trying
Something

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