The wise man is he who does today what fools will do three days later

davidsmith208
Oct 17, 2017
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Abdullah ibn Mubarak

Page 251, The Way of the Sufi by Idries Shah

Quotes that do not have a citation are fake news.

This guy one uped me because I believed in doing things only two days in advance. On the other hand that is in advance of fools. Perhaps it is only two in advance of average people. But definitely one day in advance is no good and rife with potential problems.

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