Quotes by Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion

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Knowledge cannot be attained except through humility. — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
Knowledge gives nothing to a man until he gives everything to it. — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
Patience is the food of understanding. — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
There is a succession of experiences which together constitute the educational and developmental ripening of the learner — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
The Sufi must be able to alternate his thought between the relative and the Absolute, the approximate and the Real. — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
It is a Sufi contention that truth is not discovered or maintained by the mere repetition of teachings. It can only be k — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
Sufism is therefore not 'Do as I say and not as I do', or even 'Do as I do', but 'Experience it and you will know'. — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
A Sufi has a right to be served, but he has no right to demand. Maruf Karkhi of Khorasan — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
Rumi himself once said that counterfeit gold is only to be found because there is such a thing as real gold to be copied — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion
Whoever might perfume a scorpionWill not thereby escape its sting. Bahaudin Naqshband — Idries Shah, A Perfumed Scorpion