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“People in this civilization are starving in the middle of plenty. This is a civilization that is going down, not because it hasn't got the knowledge that would save it, but because nobody will use ...”
“Knowledge cannot be attained except through humility.”
“Knowledge gives nothing to a man until he gives everything to it.”
“Sufis (the name for the realised individual, not the learner or follower) are reunited with objective Reality and Unity.”
“The questions you don't ask are just as important as you do. The questions you ask show what you understand, and ones you don't show what you know.”
“Definitions from Mulla Do-PiazaFlattery:One of the most promising of businesses: always brisk.”
“The teaching must, of course, work with the best part of the individual, must be directed to his or her real capacity.”
“The clothes may vary, but the person is the same.”
“Give me your hand," Alice said, barely a whisper.Bones held out his hand tentatively. She took it and placed it on her heart over her left breast. So small. So delicate. She didn't move. He didn't ...”
“Why did I do such-and-such a thing?' is all very well. But what about 'How otherwise could I have done it?'.”
“Is your division of Understanding into Greater and Lesser common to all Sufis? Nothing which is put into words is common to all Sufis.”
“If you assume that it is there, you will generally not be far off the truth.”
“Man thinks many things. He thinks he is One. He is usually several. Until he becomes One, he cannot have a fair idea of what he is at all.”
“Everything for you stems from a physical need. Most of you think with either your belly or whats below it”
“I find it easier to claim that I am friends with a monkey rather than with a man.”
“The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that bears the heaviest toll. Listen to the doubters, the worriers and the weak, and the vaguest hope...”
“Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.”
“I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas.”
“Being broke is part of the journey. Staying broke is a fucking choice.”
“No one is to blame for your future situation but yourself. If you want to be successful, then become "Successful".”
