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It is not only a matter of not caring who knows - it is also a matter of knowing who cares.

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A king who feared wasps once decreed that they were abolished. As it happened, they did him no harm. But he was eventually stung to death by scorpions.

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The sufis believe that they can experience something more complete.

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You have not forgotten to remember; You have remembered to forget. But people can forget to forget. That is just as important as remembering to remember - and generally more practical.

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Idries Shah

Idries Shah
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Born: June 16, 1924
Died: November 23, 1996 (aged 72)
Known for:
  1. The Sufis (1964)
  2. The Way of the Sufi (1968)
  3. Tales of the Dervishes (1967)
  4. Caravan of Dreams
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people, time, knowledge, man, person, happy, ordinary, wrong, history, forget, effort

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If you see what is right and fail to act on it, you lack courage.

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I have a heart with room for every joy.

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Life was meant to be lived, and curiosity must be kept alive.

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A great change in life is like a cold bath in winter — we all hesitate at the first plunge.

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