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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.
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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To 'see both sides' of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides.
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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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If your desire for 'good' is based on greed, it is not good, but greed.
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