"People talk about 'service, effort, love, knowledge'. But with knowledge you know what love is, and what it is not."

Wisdom, Knowledge, Love, Understanding, Service

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"When I was young, I thought it is thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in the high school, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise!"

Israelmore Ayivor, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Thunder, Lightning, Physics, Danger

"A book is a sacred gift."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Book, Gift, Sacred, Treasure

"A man with wisdom will always have a solution no matter how big his challenges may be. Wisdom makes you a problem solver."

Patience Johnson, Nigerian Author

Wisdom, Solution, Life, Knowledge

"In the pursuit of knowledge, we know God, the source of knowledge and wisdom."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Knowledge, Pursuit, God

"In every situation, we can find sacred lesson."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Situation, Lesson, Sacred, Learning

"To be given to the study of the scriptures is to discover more principles."

Sunday Adelaja, Nigerian Author

Wisdom, Scripture, Principles, Study

"The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little."

Mark Twain, American Author

Wisdom, Man

"If you listen to many wise sayings, you will develop a strong-mind."

Lailah Gifty Akita, Ghanaian Author

Wisdom, Listening, Growth, Mind

"Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings."

Anthony Liccione, American Author

Wisdom, Feelings, Truth, Choice, Emotion

"It is better to be foolish than a dilettante."

Abhijit Naskar, Indian Author

Wisdom, Truth, Power, Choice, Life

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"You are still adrift while you still think that a means is an end."

Philosophy

"The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete."

Spiritual

"To 'see both sides' of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides."

Perspective

"Do not try to be humble: learn humility."

Character

"Sufism is that which succeeds in bringing to man the High Knowledge."

Spiritual

"From a personal experience and the examination of literature, I feel that we cannot take for granted that a dialogue, without information and perhaps without understanding, is possible between any individuals or groups on all levels. So the prerequisite is information."

Communication

"A Sufi is alive to the value of time, and is given, every moment, to what that moment demands."

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"When I was young, I thought it is thunder that kills people. But when I learnt physics in the high school, I discovered that it is rather the lightning that does the killing. The voice of the thunder itself is just a noise. The lightning is the poise!"

"A book is a sacred gift."

"A man with wisdom will always have a solution no matter how big his challenges may be. Wisdom makes you a problem solver."

"In the pursuit of knowledge, we know God, the source of knowledge and wisdom."

"In every situation, we can find sacred lesson."

"To be given to the study of the scriptures is to discover more principles."

"The man who is a pessimist before 48 knows too much; if he is an optimist after it, he knows too little."

"If you listen to many wise sayings, you will develop a strong-mind."

"Feelings could override facts, as facts could alter feelings. Choose the truth first, rather than following after feelings."

"It is better to be foolish than a dilettante."

Explore more quotes by Idries Shah

"You are still adrift while you still think that a means is an end."

"The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete."

"To 'see both sides' of a problem is the surest way to prevent its complete solution. Because there are always more than two sides."

"Do not try to be humble: learn humility."

"Sufism is that which succeeds in bringing to man the High Knowledge."

"From a personal experience and the examination of literature, I feel that we cannot take for granted that a dialogue, without information and perhaps without understanding, is possible between any individuals or groups on all levels. So the prerequisite is information."

"Be kind to the hawk and harm the sparrow."

"Patience is the food of understanding."

"What you are pleased to call Sufism is merely the record of past method."

"A Sufi is alive to the value of time, and is given, every moment, to what that moment demands."