Saying of the ProphetEnvyEnvy devours good deeds, as a fire devours fuel.
– Idries Shah
Related Quotes:
- Truth leads to good deeds, and good deeds lead to Paradise. Falsehood leads to evil deeds, and evil deeds lead to the Fire. – Anonymous
- Great deeds begin in the mind,extraordinary deeds begin in the heart,and remarkable deeds begin in the soul. – Matshona Dhliwayo
- Saying of the ProphetSome behaviourI am like a man who has lighted a fire, and all the creeping things have rushed to burn themselves in it. – Idries Shah
- Much smoke has been seen, and caused great fear of fire -” even when no fire ensued. – Idries Shah
- Ignite the fire of loving kindness in your soul, fuel that fire with understanding and compassion for others, and start a bonfire of love worldwide. – Nanette Mathews
- Marriage must fight constantly against a monster which devours everything: routine. – Honor de Balzac
- My mind is like a seaYou will only drown, If you think you can swimThere are things that devours me, No love can ever save me. – J Limbu
- Egoism devours all the energy, and in addition it makes one suffer. – Dada Bhagwan
- Once constituted, capital reproduces itself faster than output increases. The past devours the future. – Thomas Piketty
- There is a saying that, according to what a person’s mentality is, even an angel may seem to him to have a devil’s face. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetDesireDesire not the world, and God will love you. Desire not what others have, and they will love you. – Idries Shah
- The Sufis,’ runs the saying, ‘understand with their hearts what the most learned scholars cannot understand with their minds – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetUnderstandingSpeak to everyone in accordance with his degree of understanding. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetThe JudgeA man appointed to be a judge has been killed without a knife. – Idries Shah
- 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
- The stupidest man I ever met had a favourite saying. It was: ‘What do you think I am, stupid, or something? – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetInk and BloodThe ink of the learned is holier than the blood of the martyr. – Idries Shah
- From time to time ponder whether you are unconsciously saying:’Truth is what I happen to be thinking at this moment. – Idries Shah
- You may have forgotten the Way: But those who came beforeDid not forget you.Saying of Master Bahaudin Naqshband of Bokhara – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetStruggleThe holy warrior is he who struggles with himself. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetHumilityHumility and courtesy are themselves a part of piety. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetSleepSleep is the brother of death. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the Prophet. The Bequest: I have nothing to leave you except my family. – Idries Shah
- 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
- Saying of the ProphetHelping othersI order you to assist any oppressed person, whether he is a Muslim or not. – Idries Shah
- Teaching:One hour’s teaching is better than a whole night of prayer.Saying of the Prophet – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetObligation to LearnThe pursuit of knowledge is obligatory on every Muslim. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetTruthSpeaking the truth to the unjust is the best of holy wars. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetThe BequestI have nothing to leave you except my family. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetFoodNobody has eaten better food than that won by his own labour. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetAccusationsAnyone reviling a brother for a sin will not himself die before committing it. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the Prophet.Lies, promises, trustHe is not of mine who lies, breaks a promise or fails in his trust. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetTasksWhoever makes all his tasks one task, God will help him in his other concerns. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetPracticeWho are the learned? Those who put into practice what they know. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetDistributionGod it is who gives: I am only a distributor. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetWomenWomen are the twin-halves of men. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetReflectionThe Faithful are mirrors, one to the other. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetPrivacyWhoever invades people´s privacy corrupts them. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetLoveDo you think you love your Creator? Love your fellow-creature first. – Idries Shah
- Saying of the ProphetObjectsIt is your attachment to objects which make you blind and deaf. – Idries Shah