“ If you will not reprove yourself,’ Saadi says, ‘you will not welcome reproof from another. Idries Shah
“ Humility cannot be taught by propaganda, though slavery can. Shouting for humility is a form of arrogance. One of my most abiding recollections is of a priest at a religious occasion once roaring, in… Idries Shah
“ Sufis are not here to satisfy a demand. They exist to share what they have got. These two things are not always the same. Idries Shah
“ We and all our existences are non-entities. Thou art the absolute being whose appearance is transitory. Idries Shah
“ To drown in treacle is just as unpleasant as to drown in mud.People today are in danger of drowning in information; but because they have been taught information is useful, they are more willing to dr… Idries Shah
“ Rumi speaks of people who rely upon the written word as sometimes being no more than donkeys laden with books. Idries Shah
“ Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud. Idries Shah
“ Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers. Idries Shah
