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.
Idries ShahWhen people have a hard task to do - one which stretches them - they become less concerned with trivial matters.
Idries ShahWhen the Higher Man does something worthy of admiration, it is an evidence of his Mastership, not the object of it.
Idries ShahOne can give or withhold in a manner far more effective, sophisticated, useful, which is quite invisible to people who think that giving or withholding is done by external assessment. If you seek some mark of favour or 'promotion', know that you are not ready for it. Progress comes through capacity to learn, and is irresistible. Nobody can stand between you and knowledge if you are fit for it.
Idries Shah