One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by some...
IDRIES SHAH Enlightenment must come little by little-otherwise it would overwhelm.
IDRIES SHAH Sufis deny the absolute reality of time, space and physical form. These things are both relative and...
IDRIES SHAH El peor de los sabios es el que visita a un príncipe; el mejor príncipe es el que visita a un sabi...
IDRIES SHAH The worst of sages is a visitor of princes; the best of princes is a visitor of sages.
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet.
Ink and Blood:
The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of t...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family.
IDRIES SHAH Right time, right place, right people equals success.
Wrong time, wrong place, wrong people equ...
IDRIES SHAH People are always trying to understand.
There is only one way to do that.
It is to discove...
IDRIES SHAH Talent is the presence of ability and absence of understanding about the source and operation of kno...
IDRIES SHAH Anyone can see that an ass laden with books remains a donkey. A human being laden with the undigeste...
IDRIES SHAH The object of Sufi preparatory study, however, being to illustrate, expose and out-manoeuvre superfi...
IDRIES SHAH Have you noticed how many people who walk in the shade curse the Sun?
IDRIES SHAH One of the tragedies of modern times is that people have come to believe that something said by some...
IDRIES SHAH If you give what can be taken, you are not really giving. Take what you are given, not what you want...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Privacy
Whoever invades people´s privacy corrupts them.
IDRIES SHAH You need not wonder whether you should have an unreliable person as a friend. An unreliable person i...
IDRIES SHAH Opinion is usually something which people have when they lack comprehensive information.
IDRIES SHAH Knowledge is something which you can use.
Belief is something which uses you.
IDRIES SHAH Any society which enjoins its members to adhere to both of these (politeness and truth) is a fraud.
IDRIES SHAH If you are penniless you will have a thousand dreams. Get even a single piece of money, however, and...
IDRIES SHAH In a village where everyone has only one leg, the biped will hop about more lamely than anyone else,...
IDRIES SHAH One day we will all wear a garment which has no pockets...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Humility
Humility and courtesy are themselves a part of piety.
IDRIES SHAH It is axiomatic that the attempt to become a Sufi through a desire for personal power as normally un...
IDRIES SHAH From imperial, economic and ideological causes, many cultures are the inheritors, and hence the pris...
IDRIES SHAH Treat this world as I do, like a wayfarer; like a horseman who stops in the shade of a tree for a ti...
IDRIES SHAH Christian scholars often say that Sufi theories are close to those of Christianity. Many Moslems mai...
IDRIES SHAH And there are many people, both Moslem and Christian, who have a good grasp of each others0 concepti...
IDRIES SHAH … when we are talking about 'Christians' and 'Moslems' we must first make sure that we are talking...
IDRIES SHAH The important place held by Jesus among the world's six hundred million Moslems... and the agreement...
IDRIES SHAH These lecture provide material for the consideration of common factors, in theory and in development...
IDRIES SHAH From a personal experience and the examination of literature, I feel that we cannot take for granted...
IDRIES SHAH Three things cannot be retrieved:
The arrow once sped from the bow
The word spoken in hast...
IDRIES SHAH Sayings of the Prophet
Trust: Trust in God – but tie your camel first.
IDRIES SHAH Wisdom is when you understand what, previously, at best you only knew.
IDRIES SHAH The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying.
It was:
'What do you think I am, stup...
IDRIES SHAH We are adjured not to burn the candle at both ends.
But how many people have verified that phys...
IDRIES SHAH A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence; I do not know. What I do know is that h...
IDRIES SHAH If you want to make an ordinary man happy, or think that he is happy, give him money, power, flatter...
IDRIES SHAH Enlightenment must come little by little - otherwise it would overwhelm.
IDRIES SHAH Teach honesty by all means - you do know what it is, don't you?
IDRIES SHAH None should say : 'I can trust,' or 'I cannot trust' until he is a master of the option, of trusting...
IDRIES SHAH The human being, whether he realises it or not, is trusting someone or something every moment of the...
IDRIES SHAH Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pr...
IDRIES SHAH Alguien dice que no le he enseñado nada que pueda recordar. Aún no puede comprender que eso es pre...
IDRIES SHAH Si el vino es el enemigo de la religión, habré de devorar al enemigo de la religión.
IDRIES SHAH Cautivar a una persona libre con amor es mejor que liberar a mil esclavos.
IDRIES SHAH If wine is the enemy of religion, I shall devour the enemy of religion.
IDRIES SHAH To bind one free man with love is better than to release a thousand slaves.
IDRIES SHAH If, from time to time, you give up expectation, you will be able to perceive what it is you are gett...
IDRIES SHAH Two people can illustrate crudity to you.
The first is the crude man, whom you see perceiving t...
IDRIES SHAH An egocentric pessimist is a person who thinks he hasn't changed, but that other people are behaving...
IDRIES SHAH Sometimes a pessimist is only an optimist with extra information.
IDRIES SHAH Because there is a word for perfection, people will always imagine that they know it.
IDRIES SHAH I have heard all that you have had to say to me on your problems.
You ask me what to do about t...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Monkishness
No monkery in Islam.
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet

Monkishness
No monkery in Islam.
IDRIES SHAH Dicho del Profeta
Reflexión
Los Fieles son espejos, unos para otros.
IDRIES SHAH Dicho del Profeta
Cólera
Me pides un consejo. Yo te digo: no te enfurezcas. Fuerte es aqu...
IDRIES SHAH Dicho del Profeta
Soy como un hombre que ha encendido una hoguera y todas las cosas vivientes h...
IDRIES SHAH Dicho del Profeta
Quienquiera que injurie a su hermano por un pecado, no morirá antes de haber...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Tasks
Whoever makes all his tasks one task, God will help him in his...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet.
Lies, promises, trust
He is not of mine who lies, breaks a promise ...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Some behaviour
I am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the c...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Accusations
Anyone reviling a brother for a sin will not himself die...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
THE PEOPLE
It is the people who are God's family.
(Muhammad the...
IDRIES SHAH Teaching:
One hour's teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.
Saying of the Prophe...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Obligation to Learn
The pursuit of knowledge is obligatory on every ...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Truth
Speaking the truth to the unjust is the best of holy wars.
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Ink and Blood
The ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Helping others
I order you to assist any oppressed person, whether h...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Understanding
Speak to everyone in accordance with his degree of und...
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Food
Nobody has eaten better food than that won by his own labour.
IDRIES SHAH Learn to be as analytical about things of which you are credulous as you are of those which you crit...
IDRIES SHAH Denial and affirmation are games which people play.
There are people who deny that they are cap...
IDRIES SHAH Usually the agenda (of Indo-Pak Home Secretary-level talks) is terrorism and drug trafficking but th...
AHMAD SHAH You see the shells coming in from opposition forces as well as the Taliban. The poor can only retrea...
AHMAD SHAH We just want peace, because peace is good for us. It is good for the harvest and everything,
AHMAD SHAH Those who have not given any sacrifices want to cash the movement and are claiming to be the represe...
AHMAD SHAH America is our enemy and we don't want them in Afghanistan, ... When they insult our holy book they ...
AHMAD SHAH During the days I felt myself slipping into a kind of madness. Solitary confinement has an astonishi...
TAHIR SHAH There’s a thin line between confidence and arrogance…it’s called humility. Confidence smiles, ...
AAGAM SHAH Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.
TAHIR SHAH I've never stopped; I simply forgot that I love you. However, every time I look at you I'm reminded ...
HAFSA SHAH There are two ways to find a lost city. The first is to rely on luck alone, the second is to control...
TAHIR SHAH Searching for a lost city is a particularly European obsession.
TAHIR SHAH The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that...
TAHIR SHAH Not a believer in the mosque am I,
Nor a disbeliever with his rites am I.
I am not the pur...
BULLEH SHAH A slut and time are consubstantial, both devoid of shame and love
PRIYANSH SHAH Spend sixteen weeks in the jungle and you being to question your own sanity, especially when you are...
TAHIR SHAH On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.
TAHIR SHAH With an enthusiastic team you can achieve almost anything.
TAHIR SHAH Visit Cape Town and history is never far from your grasp. It lingers in the air, a scent on the bree...
TAHIR SHAH It was an awkward moment. We were burning down our host's house, a situation which any guest seeks t...
TAHIR SHAH “Being broke is part of the journey. Staying broke is a fucking choice.”
JAYMIN SHAH “No one is to blame for your future situation but yourself. If you want to be successful, then bec...
JAYMIN SHAH It is not just the BCCI that is opposing the Champions Trophy. The PCB has also opposed it through a...
NIRANJAN SHAH “One of the best confidence builder is experience.”
JAYMIN SHAH So far, we've received three dead bodies and 20 wounded.
ZAHIR SHAH As I got out of the mosque, a PK (Russian-made) machine gun bullet hit me in my belly and after that...
ZAHIR SHAH The only thing I did in Afghanistan was farming. I did not do anything else in the country.
ZAHIR SHAH The Occident has never found it easy to grasp the strange netherworld of spirits that followers of I...
TAHIR SHAH People are starving. They have lost all their family members, their belongings... Nobody is helping ...
AKRAM SHAH Everything is gone, people are buried alive, nobody is helping us to find them.
AKRAM SHAH If you are programmer then you have passion about increasing knowledge like social media, games, cod...
DIVYA SHAH The earthquake was felt in several towns and villages of Gujarat state, but there were no reports of...
AMIT SHAH A high alert was sounded in the city and security stepped up in the state.
AMIT SHAH The lack of credit education available to college age students is troubling considering that most of...
ANOOP SHAH Credit is something many young people have misconceptions about and if we tackle some of these misco...
ANOOP SHAH We want students to value and manage their credit reputation in the same way they manage their gra...
ANOOP SHAH I think the whole liability situation becomes manageable for Merck.
HEMANT SHAH It was a high-intensity explosion and its noise was heard in several parts of the city. It appears t...
MUSHTAQ SHAH Nothing was really so important to my father as the achievement of selflessness. He rarely mentioned...
TAHIR SHAH I struggled to think pure thoughts, as Hector sucked out my psyche with his eyes.
TAHIR SHAH The squad, which comprises an extra player as against the conventional 15, was announced only for th...
NIRANJAN SHAH The recommendation is to go for commodities such as soy and cotton, which you can benchmark against ...
JIGNESH SHAH Nature cannot live in pollution and we cannot live without nature.
TAUSEEF SHAH I love that you love me.
HAFSA SHAH The people living in sheds are facing tremendous cold during the night hours. Our children are the w...
ZAHID SHAH The number one reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at How far they still ...
VAIBHAV SHAH “Each day wake up and ask yourself what will make you feel most alive that day.”
JAYMIN SHAH Sarcasm comes from the ancient Greek σαρκάζω (sarkazo) meaning 'to tear flesh' - only thing t...
HARSHIT SHAH You can judge a restaurant by the quality of ketchup the serve.
HARSHIT SHAH Last year we got three or four planes together and flew to Chandler for breakfast. We usually plan o...
VIRAL SHAH Given the significant size and audience reach of these licenses, our radio venture has now created t...
MONISHA SHAH “All the so-called "secrets of success" will not work unless you do.”
JAYMIN SHAH Fear is a notification of some weakness that needs to be cleared.
AAGAM SHAH The ability to tell a good route from a terrible one is a valuable skill when leading an expedition....
TAHIR SHAH Since 9/11, the U.S. Consulate is the number one terrorist target in the city.
MUSHTAQ SHAH That moment when my heart stops, almost as if, it never existed..
When every breath, slows down...
HAFSA SHAH Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent.
TAHIR SHAH We are open to partnerships with other companies who can help us leverage this business opportunity.
CHETAN SHAH Noble has compiled a strong and successful track record of developing prominent lodging and related ...
MIT SHAH In moments of great uncertainty on my travels, I have always felt that something is protecting me, t...
TAHIR SHAH As the head of an expedition, you can't pussyfoot around being polite to everyone. You have to show ...
TAHIR SHAH There comes a stage at which a man would rather die cleanly by a bullet than by the unknown terror o...
TAHIR SHAH Unless we have six months of a healthy market, generally the IPO window does not open up. At this po...
MANISH SHAH In some warped way, having an embalmed body with us made perfect sense.
TAHIR SHAH Diamond being the toughest thing known to us is also the most prettiest object
PEIYANSH SHAH People change and people grow. It's best you accept it because that's just how it goes.
VAIBHAV SHAH That moment when this heart.. stops.. almost as if it never existed.
When every.. breathe.. slo...
HAFSA SHAH The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped...
TAHIR SHAH If the only wishes you get on your birthday are in the form of auto generated mails, then it is time...
HARSHIT SHAH We fired tear gas to disperse them.
MUSHTAQ SHAH Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get...
TAHIR SHAH You can predict your future life, only predict not assure.
SAAD SHAH greediness and selfishness dissolves the spiritual values as chemical dissolves the salt
LAILA SHAH It was a huge, huge explosion. We have collected all the available evidence from the scene and we're...
MUSHTAQ SHAH Most journeys have a clear beginning, but on some the ending is less well-defined. The question is, ...
TAHIR SHAH Too young to care; Too old to change.
HAFSA SHAH It's a dream run for investors. The market is showing no signs of losing steam despite touching such...
DEEPAK SHAH Although the market closed with a loss of over one percent on Friday, investors are taking a positiv...
DEEPAK SHAH The stock market was clearly in the overbought zone and a correction was long overdue. I think we sh...
DEEPAK SHAH The stock market is heavily into overbought territory and a correction at this stage would be good f...
DEEPAK SHAH It is a very moderate hike and investors had factored in an increase before the presentation of the ...
DEEPAK SHAH The market mood has been boosted by hopes that most of the corporate houses will unveil better than ...
DEEPAK SHAH The market is seeing a dream run. The runaway rally is not showing any signs of fatigue despite fore...
DEEPAK SHAH The market staged a smart rally in the last few sessions, defying expectations of a correction at hi...
DEEPAK SHAH The correction has been triggered by large-scale selling by foreign institutional investors in secto...
DEEPAK SHAH The budget didn't have any surprises for the market and this has come as a major relief for investor...
DEEPAK SHAH There can be few situations more fearful than breaking down in darkness on the highway leading to Ca...
TAHIR SHAH Sometimes you just have to die a little inside in order to be reborn and rise again as a stronger an...
AAGAM SHAH Those who love you the most, let you bend your notes
PARESH SHAH Those who love you the most, let yo bend your notes
PARESH SHAH I don't believe in 'good exposure'. It is not how I was programmed.
IMAM SHAH A dried plant is nothing but a sign to plant a new one
PRIYANSH SHAH The rain of Madre de Dios is similar to that of the Amazon, but there is a petrifying aspect to it, ...
TAHIR SHAH When you find yourself surrounded by sane people excited about your idea and lending support, you re...
PARESH SHAH I came down to India after hearing Azhar was opening a cricket academy. He put me up in a hotel for ...
OWAIS SHAH Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist, and actually moving th...
TAHIR SHAH Settling into a new country is like getting used to a new pair of shoes. At first they pinch a littl...
TAHIR SHAH As a travel writer I've specialized in gritty, fearful destinations, the kind of places that make a ...
TAHIR SHAH With the success of shows such as Strictly Dancing and Dancing With the Stars , the whole song-and-d...
FARAH SHAH But in Africa bureaucrats are usually too proud to accept a bribe, something I admire when I'm not t...
TAHIR SHAH If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is th...
TAHIR SHAH As far as Samson was concerned I was just another foreigner in pursuit of a lunatic quest.
TAHIR SHAH By keeping focus on the organizational, rather than the technological, elements of MDM, more intelli...
FAISAL SHAH Master data management is a program, not a one-time project - and immediate business value can be ac...
FAISAL SHAH Inscribed on it was a verse from the Quatrains of Omar Khayyam, the eleventh-century Persian mystic....
TAHIR SHAH No one wants to die or even plans to die, at least not when you are young and living life on top of ...
SOFEA SHAH Tell me sir if you will, where in the Bible does it state that it’s ok to judge others based purel...
SOFEA SHAH Auto stocks are up on expectation of good numbers, while IT stocks have again become attractive afte...
JANISH SHAH We are seeing fresh money flowing in after the recent fall. But it could take another couple of sess...
JANISH SHAH The market may continue to trade in a range in the next few sessions and there would be stock-specif...
JANISH SHAH Until we see some resolution of these issues, I think Merck and Pharmacia's stock will remain under ...
HEMANT SHAH The impressive part was that there was a clear message of urgency, a clear admission that they've lo...
HEMANT SHAH The Texas jury (verdict) may have triggered a new strategy, which is, let's settle the most obvious ...
HEMANT SHAH They were not going to settle one thing, and now they have a global settlement.
HEMANT SHAH without a doubt the value of the deal will change.
HEMANT SHAH Now they have a global settlement.
HEMANT SHAH That's a very big negative overhang on the drug sector.
HEMANT SHAH The combined company can eliminate 25 percent of duplicated cost,
HEMANT SHAH I don't expect liability to be a (big) issue.
HEMANT SHAH [T]hrough bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard...
TAHIR SHAH I am all for curses and superstition, but there's a point at which they start getting in the way. Th...
TAHIR SHAH Venture to a remote corner of a faraway land and, from the moment you get there, every person and ev...
TAHIR SHAH Consolidation has a long way to go in Napa Valley. They can triple their revenue over the next three...
MANISH SHAH I expect the revenues to increase enormously over the next three to five years -- maybe at a pace of...
MANISH SHAH At best, it's volatile and probably has more risk on the downside than on the upside. The ability of...
MANISH SHAH