“ Forget your voice, sing!Forget your feet, dance!Forget your life, live!Forget yourself and be! Kamand Kojouri
“ You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel.(Gulistan) Idries Shah
“ A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man's own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without the bird. Idries Shah
“ Generosity is also marked by doing what one says one will do. Saadi teaches: ‘when the generous promise, they perform Idries Shah
“ Q: How can I help myself?A: By remembering the proverb: ‘The Path is not to be found anywhere except in human service’, from Saadi. Idries Shah
“ If you will not reprove yourself,’ Saadi says, ‘you will not welcome reproof from another. Idries Shah
“ Almost every day I am reminded of Saadi's reflection that there is no senseless tyranny like that of subordinates. Idries Shah
“ Saadi’s dictum, in the Bostan: ‘The Path is not in the rosary, the prayer-mat and the robe Idries Shah
“ Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers. Idries Shah
