Quotes by Idries Shah

About Idries Shah:

Idries Shah was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies.
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You say that this society will come to an end, because societies always have done so. I wonder whether they have ended because they were not really societies at all.

Idries Shah

La existencia de una verdad relativa no prueba la inexistencia de la verdad universal.

Idries Shah

La palabra "elección" es un fraude mientras la gente elija sólo lo que le han enseñado a elegir.

Idries Shah

Pereza - La pereza de la adolescencia es un ensayo para la incapacidad de la vejez.

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El hombre más estúpido que he conocido, tenía un dicho favorito. Era: "¿Qué te crees que soy: estúpido... o qué?

Idries Shah

Remembering and Forgetting 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.

Idries Shah

If you are uninterested in what I say, there's an end to it. If you like what I say, please try to understand which previous influences have made you like it. If you like some of the things I say, and dislike others, you could try to understand why. ...

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Recordando y Olvidando No te has olvidado de recordar; Te has acordado de olvidar. Pero la gente puede olvidarse de olvidar. Eso es tan importante como acordarse de recordar y, en general, más práctico.

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The Seeking of the Master. Musa Najib was asked why he charged a fee from those who came to his sessions; and why he often did not even address his audience. He said: 'I charge for this object lesson: people believe that knowledge must be given freel...

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La búsqueda del maestro. A Musá Najib le preguntaron por qué cobraba honorarios a aquellos que asistían a sus sesiones y por qué a menudo ni siquiera se dirigía a su público. Dijo: “Cobro por esta lección objetiva: la gente cree que el cono...

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LA RESPUESTA A UN TONTO El proverbio dice que “la respuesta a un tonto es el silencio”: La observación, sin embargo, indica que prácticamente cualquier otra respuesta tendrá el mismo efecto a largo plazo.

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Dijo el rayo al roble: “¡Apártate o aguanta lo que te viene!

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Nessuno dovrebbe dire: “Posso fidarmi” o “Non posso fidarmi”, finché è padrone dell’opzione di fidarsi o non fidarsi.

Idries Shah

La historia no es generalmente lo que ha sucedido. La historia es lo que algunas personas han considerado significativo.

Idries Shah

La historia no es generalmente lo que ha sucedido. La historia es lo que algunas personas consideraron significativo.

Idries Shah

El conocimiento es algo que tú puedes utilizar. La creencia es algo que te utiliza a ti.

Idries Shah

Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?

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Talent is the presence of ability and absence of understanding about the source and operation of knowledge.

Idries Shah

None should say : 'I can trust,' or 'I cannot trust' until he is a master of the option, of trusting or not trusting.

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People are always trying to understand. There is only one way to do that. It is to discover < + i + >why< + i + > you want to understand.

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When the ignorant have become numerous or powerful enough, they have been referred to by a special name. This names is 'the Wise'.

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Author Bio

  • NameIdries Shah
  • DescriptionWriter and Sufi teacher
  • BornJune 16, 1924
  • DiedNovember 23, 1996
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionWriter