“It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.”— Idries Shah Related Quotes “It is not Sufism if it does not perform its function for you. A cloak is no longer a cloak if it does not keep a man warm.”— Idries Shah “ScrapsThe scraps from the meal of the Emir are larger than the gifts of halwa from the merchant. Timur Fazil”— Idries Shah “SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.”— Idries Shah