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Idries Shah Quotes: Proverbs and truisms are for this reason dangerous, because they produce blindness or non-thought.
         

Proverbs and truisms are for this reason dangerous, because they produce blindness or non-thought.


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Proverbs and truisms are for this reason dangerous, because they produce blindness or non-thought.
         



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This page presents the quote "Proverbs and truisms are for this reason dangerous, because they produce blindness or non-thought.". Author of this quote is Idries Shah. This quote is about proverbs, sufism, sufis, psychology, wisdom,.