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Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East Quotes: Debating whether one trusts or not is a sign that one does not want to trust at all, and therefore is still incapable of it.
         

Debating whether one trusts or not is a sign that one does not want to trust at all, and therefore is still incapable of it.


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This page presents the quote "Debating whether one trusts or not is a sign that one does not want to trust at all, and therefore is still incapable of it.". Author of this quote is Idries Shah, Thinkers of the East. This quote is about naqshbandi, sufism, sufis, bahaudin-naqshband, wisdom,.