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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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Idries Shah
Age: 72 †
Born: 1924
Born: June 16
Died: 1996
Died: November 23
Author
Collector Of Fairy Tales
Teacher
Writer
Simla
Arkon Daraul
Wish
Found
Magically
Digest
Foxes
Chicken
Chickens
Grain
Transformed

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When the ignorant have become numerous or powerful enough, they have been referred to by a special name. This names is 'the Wise'.
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When a belief becomes more than an instrument, you are lost. You remain lost until you learn what 'belief' is really for.
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Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.
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The impatient man is his own enemy he slams the door on his own progress.
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If you can turn a murderer into a mere thief, you are making progress.
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Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives.
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If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken.
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