“It is your duty to do your best. It is not, however, your birth-right to prevail.”— Idries Shah Related Quotes “SAYING OF SHEIKH ZIAUDIN:Self-justification is worse than the original offence.”— Idries Shah “ScrapsThe scraps from the meal of the Emir are larger than the gifts of halwa from the merchant. Timur Fazil”— Idries Shah “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