“ Laziness is always your fault. It is the sign that a man has persevered in uselessness for too long. Idries Shah
“ Remember the proverb: 'A sign is enough for the alert, but a thousand counsels are not enough for the negligent. Idries Shah
“ Greed harms you: generosity helps you. This is why it has been said: 'Greed is the mother of incapacity'. Idries Shah
“ If... says: 'Do not be greedy, be generous', you may inwardly interpret this in such a manner that you will develop a greed for generosity Idries Shah
“ The Sufi is one who does what others do – when it is necessary. He is also one who does what others cannot do – when it is indicated. Idries Shah
“ Most of the supposedly Sufi organizations, exercises and “orders” are in fact only of archaeological interest. Idries Shah
“ None should say: ‘I can trust,’ or ‘I cannot trust’ until he is master of the option, of trusting or not trusting. Idries Shah
“ Sufism, they say, is that which enables one to understand religion, irrespective of its current outward form. Idries Shah
“ A Sufi is alive to the value of time, and is given, every moment, to what that moment demands. Idries Shah
“ The barren branches may appear inelegant: They are, to the cook, the means to make his fire. Idries Shah
“ In the realm of Greater Understanding, the workshop is dismantled after the work is finished. Idries Shah
“ Saying of the ProphetAngerYou ask for a piece of advice. I tell you: 'Do not get angry.' He is strong who can withhold anger. Idries Shah
“ Saying of the ProphetThe JudgeA man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife. Idries Shah
