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Saying of the ProphetOppressionWhen oppression exists, even the bird dies in its nest.

Saying of the ProphetOppressionWhen oppression exists, even the bird dies in its nest.
– Idries Shah

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  2. They believed that if a mouse found your hair clippings and built a nest with them you got a headache. If the nest was big enough, you might go mad. – Jeanette Winterson
  3. Would a bird build its nest if it did not have its instinct for confidence in the world? – Gaston Bachelard
  4. When the river meets the sea, he dies! Because the character of the river is to flow and when the character dies, everything dies! – Mehmet Murat ildan
  5. When the nest becomes too small a bird is ready to spread its wings and fly. – Matshona Dhliwayo
  6. When we oppose oppression, we lift our hands from the collective reins that empower such oppression. – Bryant McGill
  7. Mental Slavery remains the biggest form of oppression till this day. New insights or ideas is what shines freedom from such an oppression. – Unarine Ramaru
  8. For us, a pretty bird is a pretty bird; for an insect, pretty bird is an ugly enemy! – Mehmet Murat ildan
  9. One twig at a time. Like a bird making a nest. – Carol Lovekin
  10. A bird in a nest is secure, but that is not why God gave it wings. – Matshona Dhliwayo
  11. A bird that sings too much will only lose its voice, but a bird that does not sing at all will lose its symphonies. – Matshona Dhliwayo
  12. Successful prayer life only dies after its habit dies. – Samuel T Padmore
  13. The process of learning is the process of discovering what really exists. – Idries Shah
  14. No practice exists in isolation. – Idries Shah
  15. Saying of the ProphetDesireDesire not the world, and God will love you. Desire not what others have, and they will love you. – Idries Shah
  16. The Sufis,’ runs the saying, ‘understand with their hearts what the most learned scholars cannot understand with their minds – Idries Shah
  17. Saying of the ProphetUnderstandingSpeak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding. – Idries Shah
  18. Saying of the ProphetThe JudgeA man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife. – Idries Shah
  19. Saying of the ProphetAngerYou ask for a piece of advice. I tell you: ‘Do not get angry.’ He is strong who can withhold anger. – Idries Shah
  20. The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It was: ‘What do you think I am, stupid, or something? – Idries Shah
  21. Saying of the ProphetInk and BloodThe ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr. – Idries Shah
  22. You may have forgotten the Way: But those who came beforeDid not forget you.Saying of Master Bahaudin Naqshband of Bokhara – Idries Shah
  23. Saying of the ProphetSleepSleep is the brother of death. – Idries Shah
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  25. Saying of the ProphetAngerYou ask for a piece of advice. I tell you : ‘Do not get angry.’ He is strong who can withhold anger. – Idries Shah
  26. Saying of the ProphetMonkishnessNo monkery in Islam. – Idries Shah
  27. Saying of the ProphetObligation to LearnThe pursuit of knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim. – Idries Shah
  28. Saying of the ProphetTHE PEOPLEIt is the people who are God’s family.(Muhammad the Prophet) – Idries Shah
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  30. Saying of the ProphetThe BequestI have nothing to leave you except my family. – Idries Shah
  31. Saying of the ProphetFoodNobody has eaten better food than that won by his own labour. – Idries Shah
  32. Saying of the ProphetAccusationsAnyone reviling a brother for a sin will not himself die before committing it. – Idries Shah
  33. Saying of the Prophet.Lies, promises, trustHe is not of mine who lies, breaks a promise or fails in his trust. – Idries Shah
  34. Saying of the ProphetTasksWhoever makes all his tasks one task, God will help him in his other concerns. – Idries Shah
  35. Saying of the ProphetDistributionGod it is who gives: I am only a distributor. – Idries Shah
  36. Saying of the ProphetWomenWomen are the twin-halves of men. – Idries Shah
  37. Saying of the ProphetReflectionThe Faithful are mirrors, one to the other. – Idries Shah
  38. Saying of the ProphetPrivacyWhoever invades people´s privacy corrupts them. – Idries Shah
  39. Saying of the ProphetLoveDo you think you love your Creator? Love your fellow-creature first. – Idries Shah
  40. Saying of the ProphetObjectsIt is your attachment to objects which make you blind and deaf. – Idries Shah

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