Wisdom Quote by Idries Shah — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew.”

“Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family.”

“Haste is from the Devil.”

“One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...”

“The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces.”

“Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.”

“If a man could have half of his wishes, he would double his troubles.”

“Memorising the Qur’an begins with the tongue, but it is preserved by the heart.”

“Honesty is the first chapter of the book wisdom.”

“The ones who move gently through the world leave deeper footprints than the ones who shout.”

“When you know the knower within, you don't need to know further. When you know the meditator within, you don't need to meditate further. When you truly know the worshiper in you, you are to be worshiped.”

“If you happen to be white in a white country; pretty according to the dictates of fashion; rich in a country where money is adored, it’s almost impossible to grow up and to grow up honest inside. It is almost impossible. Most people don’t grow up. Most people age. They find parking spaces, honor their credit cards, get married, have children, and call that maturity. What that is, is aging. But to grow up, to take responsibility for the time you take up, and the space you occupy, to honor every living person for his or her humanity, that is to grow up.”