Idries Shah Quotes

“Salute to the Thief. Junaid of Baghdad was passing the scene of a public hanging, where a thief was on the scaffold. Junaid bowed towards the criminal. Someone asked him: 'What did you do that?' Junaid said: 'I was bowing before his single-mindedness. For his aim, that man has given his life.”

“Don’t a man has serf esteem, it’s only woman who is sign of dignity, don’t man have their own?”

“Humans love appreciation. It is best tool to achieve them.”

“We hurt people, when we give ourselves more value than others.”

“Success is never about money, it's always about talent.”

“If you don't earn, you learn.”

“If humans know themselves, they will find that human is real asset and secret of universe. And if they recognize Allaah, they will find nothing but Allaah in the universe.”

“Best tool to win hearts is "respect".”

“Success is always earned with patience.”

“Success is all about patience.”