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“You must empty out the dirty water before you fill the pitcher with clean.”
― Idries Shah

“Three Things
Three things cannot be retrieved:
The arrow once sped from the bow
The word spoken in haste
The missed opportunity.

(Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, son-in-law of Mohammed the Prophet),”
― Idries Shah, Caravan of Dreams

“Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.”
― Idries Shah, Reflections

“You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person is nobody's friend.”
― Idries Shah, Reflections

“Q: What is a fundamental mistake of man's?
A: To think that he is alive, when he has merely fallen asleep in life's waiting-room.”
― Idries Shah, Seeker After Truth: A Handbook

“The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.”
― Idries Shah, The Sufis

“Real generosity is anonymous to the extent that a man should be prepared even to be considered ungenerous rather than explain it to others.”
― Idries Shah, Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way

“Knowledge is something which you can use.
Belief is something which uses you.”
― Idries Shah, Reflections