Wisdom of the Idiots Quotes

“Voice in the night
A voice whispered to me last night: 'There is no such thing as a voice whispering in the night!”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Stages
First I thought that a Teacher must be right in all things.
Then I imagined that my teacher was wrong in many things.
Then I realised what was right and what was wrong.
What was wrong was to remain in either of the first two stages.
What was right was to convey this to everyone.

(Ardabili)”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Superior experience and knowledge will be made available to a man or woman in exact accordance with his worth, capacity and earning of it”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Humility is a teacher of itself. It is learnt by means of its practise.”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Nuestro objetivo es lograr, mediante la comprensión del Origen, el Conocimiento que procede a través de la experiencia.”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Our objective is to achieve, by the understanding of the Origin, the Knowledge which comes through experience.”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Sobras

Las sobras de la comida del emir son mayores que los presentes de halwa (dulces) del mercader.
Timur Fazil”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Scraps
The scraps from the meal of the Emir are larger than the gifts of halwa from the merchant.

Timur Fazil”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“La humildad es una maestra de sí misma. Se aprende por medio de su misma práctica.”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“Beggars and Workers IT IS RELATED of Ibn el-Arabi that people said to him: ‘Your circle is composed mainly of beggars, husbandmen and artisans. Can you not find people of intellect who will follow you, so that perhaps more authoritative notice might be taken of your teachings?’ He said: ‘The Day of Calamity will be infinitely”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots

“La experiencia y conocimiento superior será puesto a disposición del hombre, exactamente según su valía, capacidad y esfuerzo puesto en ello”
― Idries Shah, Wisdom of the Idiots