"Materialism, attachment to things of the world, includes pride. Many religious people suffer from pride: taking pleasure or even delight in being good, or religious."

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Source : Idries Shah (1990). “Sufi Thought and Action”, p.3, Octagon Press Ltd

Idries Shah

#Religious Quotes #Pride Quotes #Attachment Quotes

“I can still steal a base anytime I get ready.”
“A college degree is the key to realizing the American dream, well worth the financial sacrifice because it is supposed to open the door to a world of opportunity.”

Source : "I’ve Discovered Facebook" by Dan Rather, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 24, 2012.
“I don't think I could ever settle down. I have known too much of the depths of life already, and I would prefer anything to an anticlimax.”

Source : Everett Ruess (1983). “Everett Ruess, a vagabond for beauty”
“There are people who say, 'Oh, he's a crook.' But I'm not a crook.”
“There is more felicity on the far side of baldness than young men can possibly imagine.”

Source : Afterthoughts (1931) "Age and Death"
“What makes something simple or complex? It's not the number of dials or controls or how many features it has: It is whether the person using the device has a good conceptual model of how it operates.”
“I sit before flowers â€¨hoping they will train me in the art â€¨of opening up”
“I simply cannot understand how any parent could kill themselves,”

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