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Idries Shah, The Commanding Self Quotes: If you assume that it is there, you will generally not be far off the truth.
         

If you assume that it is there, you will generally not be far off the truth.


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This page presents the quote "If you assume that it is there, you will generally not be far off the truth.". Author of this quote is Idries Shah, The Commanding Self. This quote is about sufism, sufis, knowledge, truth, wisdom,.