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

“Haste is from the Devil.”

“The spirit is the mirror; the body is the rust.”

“SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:”

“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!”

“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.”

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

“You may die a hundred deaths without a break in the mental turmoil. Or, you may keep your body and die only in the mind. The death of the mind is the birth of wisdom.”

“It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.”

“Your life is a mirror, reflecting your light.”

“The ordinary man gets motivation from power and fame. The superior finds motivation in meaning and work itself.”

“Ihr redet, wenn ihr aufhört mit euren Gedanken in Frieden zu sein.”

“It is only the brave who win life’s rewards. Those who don’t overcome their fears are destined to fail at even the least things.”