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"Develop a conscience to live by."
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"Those who are men in God's eyes would live and die for the promotion of equity, fairness and impartiality."
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"Let's take it as a "A" and "B" player. What if "A" decide to kill "B", "A" think that "B" is a evil guy... But "B" think that "A" is Evil so...."
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"It is meaningless to rise while leaving others behind! It is also unethical and selfish! If you know the paths to rise, rise altogether with others!"
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"Let thy true religion be to act right."
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"Beastliness means taking that is unrightful [of someone's else right], eating that is unrightful, thinking of accumulating things which is unrightful [not of one's own right]. There is no problem in whatever comes to us rightfully [of which we are worthy of owning it]."
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"When truth and honesty is absent in the nation, it relates not just to the politicians."
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"I believe you find life such a problem because you think there are good people and bad people. You're wrong, of course. There are, always and only, the bad people, but some of them are on opposite sides."
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"Whose vow can you abide by? You can take a vow of an idol, because an idol has no ownership. You can abide by a vow of a living being, provided he is not the owner of his body, however if he is the owner of his body, you cannot take his vow, because one day he will make you stumble."
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"Do not treat others as you would not like to be treated' frees one from hypocrisy. 'Treat others as you would like to be treated' enslaves one with insincerity."
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Explore more quotes by Idries Shah


"The Sufi saying has it: "God, to the bee, is something which has TWO stings!"
Faith


"The Sufi teacher's mission is to be in the service of those who can learn."
Education


"The task is to learn to live in peace with one's own nature."
Peace


"Never follow any impulse to teach, however strong it might be. The command to teach is not felt as an impulsion."
Teaching


"One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets..."
Mortality


"The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces."
Health


"Certain levels of human understanding cannot be attained, it is claimed, until the brain can work in more than one way."
Knowledge


"However fast you run, or however skilfully, you can't run away from your own feet."
Self-Awareness


"You will never reach Mecca, I fear: for you are on the road to Turkestan."
Journey


"How many friends would you have if you went from one to another asking them to conceal a dead body?"
Trust
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