Idries Shah Quotes

The impatient man is his own enemy; he slams the door on his own progress.

Idries Shah

• Man
• Progress
• Enemy
• Door
• Own
• Impatient

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• The impatient man is his own enemy; he slams the door on his own progress.

  

  Idries Shah
  • Man
  • Progress
  • Enemy