Idries Shah, The Dermis Probe Quotes

When tomorrow comes, think tomorrow's thoughts.

No colour comes after black.

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

The bowl is warmer than the soup.

The hearts of the noble are the graves of confidences.

Satisfaction is a treasure which does not decay.Proverb

The fruit of timidity is neither gain nor loss.

Of whom can we think well when it is believed that if nothing bad is done to you, this has been a kindness?

When sense has left a head, it should be called a tail.

No effort makes a black crow into a white hawk.

I ask about the sky, but the answer is about a rope.

Much smoke has been seen, and caused great fear of fire — even when no fire ensued.

Sandals. The Sufi teacher Ghulam-Shah was asked what pattern he used in formulating his courses for disciples. He said: 'Barefoot until you can get sandals, sandals until you can manage boots.

Learning without action is like wax without honey.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)

Even if false gold makes a man happy:At the mint it will be identified.

A loan is the scissors of friendship.A man's own tongue may cut his throat.The cage has no value without the bird.

THE HEAVENSTo the mallet of the Highest MindThe heavens are the smallest possible ball.(Akhlaq-i-Mohsini)

You may be able to get the bone down your throat But if it reaches your stomach it will tear your navel.(Gulistan)

Whoever has taught me one letter has made me his slave.

Rust through washing never became white.

Give and TakeThe Chief takes less than he is givenAnd gives more than he has taken.

Give and TakeThe Chief takes less than he is givenAnd gives more than he has taken

Do not tell your secrets to everyone in this headquarters, Earth. We have surveyed it well. There was nobody to whom to entrust secrets.

One lie will keep out forty truths.

If you have no troubles – buy a goat.

Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.

As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)

A man's capacity is the same as his breadth of vision.

Show a man too many camels' bones, or show them to him too often, and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one.

Show a man too many camels' bones, or show them to him too often, and he will not be able to recognize a camel when he comes across a live one. (Mirza Ahsan of Tabriz)

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

From the beginning, from the age of Adam to the time of kingship: from the powerful, pardon: from the poor, sins.

The significance of the dwelling is in the dweller.

To bind one free man with love is better than to release a thousand slaves.

Hit your hand on a stone and expect it to hurt.

Patience is bitter, but bears a sweet fruit.

The candle burned the moth:But soon it will vanish in its own fat.

Patience is a garment which has never worn out.

Poor greedy one, wherever he runs He's after food, and death is after him.(Saadi)

The tongue is the best masseur of furrowed brows.

The barren branches may appear inelegant: They are, to the cook, the means to make his fire.

Opportunity's precious, and time is a sword.

Learn about hornets from those who have been stung by them.

An old fool is worse than a young one: For the young may always grow wise. (Zohair)

They have fixed our nutrition and arranged our life-span. More than this, and ahead of this, efforts will not be productive.

Make mankind your dwelling place.

Whoever is to be wise despises himself. Only the ignorant trust their own judgement.