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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."

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

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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."

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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."

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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."

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

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"Sometimes only when opportunity stops banging to be let in do we notice its absence!"

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"Helping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Moslem or not."
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"He who knows himself, knows his Lord' means, among other things, that self-deception prevents knowledge."
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"The practice of the Sufis is too sublime to have a formal beginning."
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"If you cannot laugh frequently and genuinely, you have no soul."
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"Trust is needed before lessons can be learnt."
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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."
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"...most systems end up by making imagined humility into a form of vanity, so they end up with vanity just the same."
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"Have the nature of a dervish: then wear a stylish cap."
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"Better to be safe than to be sorry' is a remark of value only when these are the actual alternatives."
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"Those who can't, try: those who can, don't have to."
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