Man (and woman) has an infinite capacity for self-development. Equally, he has an infinite capacity for self-destruction. A human being may be clinically alive and yet, despite all appearances, spiritually dead.
— Idries Shah Learning How to Learn: Psychology and Spirituality in the Sufi Way
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