“Talent is the presence of ability and absence of understanding about the source and operation of knowledge.”

“A certain person may have, as you say, a wonderful presence; I do not know. What I do know is that he has a perfectly delightful absence.”

“The more you look at 'common knowledge', the more you realise that it is more likely to be common than it is to be knowledge.No real knowledge is common.”

“The Sufi way is through knowledge and practice, not through intellect and talk.”

“Anybody or anything may stand between you and knowledge if you are unfit for it.”

“Knowledge is something which you can use.Belief is something which uses you.”

“People are always trying to understand.There is only one way to do that.It is to discover < + i + >why< + i + > you want to understand.”