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The number one reason why people give up so fast is because they tend to look at How far they still have to go,instead of how far they have gotten.


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IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet
Monkishness
No monkery in Islam.
IDRIES SHAH Saying of the Prophet

Monkishness
No monkery in Islam.
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MANISH SHAH At best, it's volatile and probably has more risk on the downside than on the upside. The ability of...
MANISH SHAH The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with d...
TAHIR SHAH We gotta start teaching our daughters to be somebodies instead of somebody's.
KIFAH 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