“As swords were designed to killThey did well to make them tongue-shaped.(Anwar-i-Suhaili)”— Idries Shah Related Quotes “Haste is from the Devil.”— Idries Shah “Yes, the world is an illusion. But Truth is always being shown there.”— Idries Shah “Praise not the day until evening has come, a woman until she is burnt, a sword until it is tried, a maiden until she is married, ice until it has been crossed, beer until it has been drunk.”— Michael Crichton