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

“The mine is always bigger than the gem.”

“Fettered feet in the presence of friends is better than living in a garden with strangers.”

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

“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.”

“Sayings of the Prophet”

“If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flattery, gifts, honours. If you want to make a wise man happy - improve yourself!”

“Peace can be found within, no matter the external circumstances.”

“Wisdom is knowing I am nothing,”

“The public have an insatiable curiosity to know everything, except what is worth knowing.”

“It's always hard to remember love - years pass and you say to yourself, Was I really in love, or was I just kidding myself? Was I really in love, or was I just pretending he was the man of my dreams? Was I really in love, or was I just desperate?”

“Look for the good in every person and every situation. You'll almost always”

“The world isn’t asking to be fixed... It’s asking to be joined.”