"People carry on whole conversations in proverbs. But they are not LIVING the proverbs."

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"People carry on whole conversations in proverbs. But they are not LIVING the proverbs."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

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"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

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"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

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"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

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"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

Henry David Thoreau, American Author

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"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

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"Wisdom is not in intelligence but in simplicity."

Debasish Mridha, American Author

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"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

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"Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper."

Matshona Dhliwayo, Zimbabwean Philosopher

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"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."

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"True wisdom often comes from the experience of failure-not from success."

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

"If we encounter a man of rare intellect, we should ask him what books he reads."

"I'm not much of a believer in the so-called character study; I think that in the end, the story should always be the boss."

"It is by a mathematical point only that we are wise, as the sailor or fugitive slave keeps the polestar in his eye; but that is sufficient guidance for all our life. We may not arrive at our port within a calculable period, but we would preserve the true course."

"The intelligent are candles, the virtuous are torches, the wise are lamps, and the enlightened are stars."

"Wisdom is not in intelligence but in simplicity."

"Kill your darlings, kill your darlings, even when it breaks your egocentric little scribbler's heart, kill your darlings."

"Ignorance is your opponent, fear is your enemy, vice is your adversary, virtue is your friend, and wisdom is your helper."

"A healthy amount of fear and respect might be a good idea."

Explore more quotes by Idries Shah

"Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied."

"Helping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Moslem or not."

"He who knows himself, knows his Lord' means, among other things, that self-deception prevents knowledge."

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"EPITAPH OF JALALUDIN RUMI. When we are dead, seek not our tomb in the earth, but find it in the hearts of men."

"...most systems end up by making imagined humility into a form of vanity, so they end up with vanity just the same."

"Have the nature of a dervish: then wear a stylish cap."

"Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives."