Idries Shah
Idries Shah
Idries Shah, also known as Idris Shah, né Sayed Idries el-Hashimiand by the pen name Arkon Daraul, was an author and teacher in the Sufi tradition who wrote over three dozen books on topics ranging from psychology and spirituality to travelogues and culture studies...
NationalityIndian
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth16 June 1924
CountryIndia
Idries Shah quotes about
wise men thinking
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!
men doe admiration
When the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.
running fashion men
People who speak or act in an ordinary fashion are most likely to be those who have been the recipients of higher experiences. But because they do not rage around, wild-eyed, people think that they are very ordinary folk and therefore not aware of anything unknown to the general run of man.
believe men doe
A man who believes the word of a donkey in preference to my word does not deserve to be lent anything.
men law giving
If a pot can multiply. One day Nasrudin lent his cooking pots to a neighbour, who was giving a feast. The neighbour returned them, together with one extra one – a very tiny pot. 'What is this?' asked Nasrudin. 'According to law, I have given you the offspring of your property which was born when the pots were in my care,' said the joker. Shortly afterwards Nasrudin borrowed his neighbour's pots, but did not return them. The man came round to get them back. 'Alas!' said Nasrudin, 'they are dead. We have established, have we not, that pots are mortal?'.
sleep men waking
The more wakeful a man is to the things which surround him, the more asleep is he, and his waking is worse than his sleep.
men important messages
It is the message, not the man, which is important to the Sufis.
hate men forgiving
MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you
men effort great-men
Effort makes some great men famous. Even greater effort enables other great men to remain unknown.
men doors enemy
The impatient man is his own enemy; he slams the door on his own progress.
stupid men thinking
The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It was: 'What do you think I am, stupid, or something?
men self alive
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.
healing people teens
Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?
remembers-you remember-you people
You have not forgotten to remember; You have remembered to forget. But people can forget to forget. That is just as important as remembering to remember - and generally more practical.