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Idries Shah

"The would-be students wish to transcend books.But, ask yourselves: if someone says that books do not contain wisdom, and yet he writes books; books do not contain Sufism, and yet he continues to publish books on Sufism, what is really happening? It really is your duty, and not mine, to ask and to find the answer to that question, if you are interested enough."

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"The would-be students wish to transcend books.But, ask yourselves: if someone says that books do not contain wisdom, and yet he writes books; books do not contain Sufism, and yet he continues to publish books on Sufism, what is really happening? It really is your duty, and not mine, to ask and to find the answer to that question, if you are interested enough."

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Donna Grant

"Knowledge, ideas, and wisdom are the most powerful forces that we can use to improve lives while bringing peace to this beautiful world."

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Donna Grant

"You either waste, spend or invest time. Make your choice wisely."

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Donna Grant

"Knowledge is your treasure. How well you spend and invest it will define your wisdom."

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Donna Grant

"Knowledge makes you powerful and proud wisdom makes you simple and humble."

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Donna Grant

"The beginning of wisdom is understanding that life is full of ongoing learning experiences."

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Donna Grant

"The post on her left was occupied by Mr. Erskine of Treadley, an old gentleman of considerable charm and culture, who had fallen, however, into bad habits of silence, having, as he explained once to Lady Agatha, said everything that he had to say before he was thirty."

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Donna Grant

"Every crisis is a wisdom crisis. If you have no peace around you then you lack wisdom."

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Donna Grant

"Simplicity gives you the power of freedom.Kindness gives you the power of boldness.Humility gives you the power of acceptance."

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Donna Grant

"Dr. Paul Ekman is a great guy... studying micro-expressions... gestures... and many other facial expression... body movements...."

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Donna Grant

"To waste one hour is a proof that you lack understanding of life."

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Idries Shah
"You have to learn to look at things in a new way."

Perspective

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Idries Shah
"The quest for knowledge is a process of self-awareness."

Growth

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Idries Shah
"Life is a series of processes and struggles."

Life

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Idries Shah
"The heart of the wise person is a mirror to the world."

Wisdom

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Idries Shah
"You are not responsible for the actions of others, only for your own."

Life

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Idries Shah
"Two people can illustrate crudity to you.The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving the diamond as a stone.The other is the refined man, who makes clear to you the crudity of the first one."

Perception

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Idries Shah
"The colour of the water seems to be the colour of the glass into which it has been poured."

Perception

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Idries Shah
"We are not slaves to our circumstances; we are slaves to our minds."

Mindset

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Idries Shah
"A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man's own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without the bird."

Friendship

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Idries Shah
"Not to be greedy is, paradoxically, the highest form of looking after one's true interests."

Self-Control

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