At His door, what is the difference between Mosley and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought.

— Idries Shah

At His door, what is the difference between Muslim and Christian, virtuous and guilty? At his door all are seekers and He the sought.

— Idries Shah

Banality is like boredom: bored people are boring people, people who think that things are banal are themselves banal. Interesting people can find something interesting in all things.

— Idries Shah

BAR QI: AESTHETICS IS ONLY THE LOWEST FORM OF PERCEPTION OF THE REAL.

— Idries Shah

Be a dog, but don't be a younger brother. Proverb.

— Idries Shah

Because sugar is not arsenic, many graves are full.

— Idries Shah

Because there is a word for perfection, people will always imagine that they know it.

— Idries Shah

Before garden, vine or grape was in the world," writes one, "our soul was drunken with immortal wine.

— Idries Shah

Before the antidote arrives from Iraq The man with snake-bite will be dead.

— Idries Shah

Be kind to the hawk and harm the sparrow.

— Idries Shah