“ Definitions from Mulla DoPiaza A fool: A man trying to be honest with the dishonest. ”
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“ Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew. ”
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“ In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else, if he knows what is good for him. ”
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“ SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN: Selfjustification is worse than the original offence. ”
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“ It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm. ”
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“ Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family. ”
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“ If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion. ”
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“ The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces. ”
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“ What the selfimagined mystic seeks only in his meditation is visible to the Sufi on every street corner and in every alleyway ”
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“ Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for selfdevelopment. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for selfdestruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead. ”
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“ Three Things Three things cannot be retrieved: The arrow once sped from the bow The word spoken in haste The missed opportunity. (Ali the Lion, Caliph of Islam, soninlaw of Mohammed the Prophet), ”
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“ Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information. ”
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“ Knowledge is something which you can use. Belief is something which uses you. ”
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“ Definitions from Mulla DoPiaza A fool: A man trying to be honest with the dishonest. ”
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“ Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew. ”
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“ The function of a nutrient is to become transmuted, not to leave unaltered traces. ”
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“ Sufism," according to the Sufi, "is an adventure in living, necessary adventure. ”
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“ If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken. ”
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“ Enlightenment must come little by little, otherwise it would overwhelm. ”
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“ Enlightenment must come little by little, otherwise it would overwhelm. ”
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“ Enlightenment must come little by little, otherwise it would overwhelm. ”
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“ If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken. ”
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“ If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want to be given. Give what cannot be taken. ”
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