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

“SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:”

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

“Definitions from Mulla Do-Piaza”

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

“Sayings of the Prophet”

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

“Speciesism is morally objectionable because, like racism, sexism, and heterosexism, it links personhood with an irrelevant criterion. Those who reject speciesism are committed to rejecting racism, sexism, heterosexism, and other forms of discrimination as well.”

“Fish for a man, he'll eat for a day, don't teach him to de-bone that fish, You may not have to worry about him tomorrow!”

“The truth is always something that is told, not something that is known. If there were no speaking or writing, there would be no truth about anything. There would only be what is.”

“Never, never, never give in!”

“For the unified mind in accord with the Way all self-centered striving ceases. Doubts and irresolutions vanish and life in true faith is possible. With a single stroke we are freed from bondage; nothing clings to us and we hold nothing. All is empty, clear, self-illuminating, with no exertion of the mind's power.”

“Insults sting but a little when they stem from a man's ignorance.”