--- title: "1 World Strange Quotes By Heinrich Harrer" description: "1 World Strange quotes by Heinrich Harrer. Plus more from Heinrich Harrer and more World Strange sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/heinrich-harrer-22910_ability_in-the-time-between-the-two-wars-a-briti_2545449.jpg" --- > [In the time between the two wars, a British colonial officer said that with the invention of the airplane the world has no secrets left. However, he said, there is one last mystery. There is a large country on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/in-the-time-between-the-two-wars-a-british-colonial-officer-said-that/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/175/heinrich-harrer-22910_ability_in-the-time-between-the-two-wars-a-briti_2545449.jpg) ## More by Heinrich Harrer > [“We had learned on the North Face of the Eiger that men are good and the earth on which we were born is good.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/we-had-learned-on-the-north-face-of-the-eiger-that-men-are-good-and/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“The absolute simplicity. That's what I love. When you're climbing your mind is clear and free from all confusions. You have focus. And suddenly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/the-absolute-simplicity-that-s-what-i-love-when-you-re-climbing-your/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“Rich or poor, all come full of devotion and with no inner misgivings to lay their offerings before the gods and to pray for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/rich-or-poor-all-come-full-of-devotion-and-with-no-inner-misgivings/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [All our dreams begin in youth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/all-our-dreams-begin-in-youth/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“Floating down the river, I could not keep my eyes off the Potala; I knew the Dalai Lama was on the roof looking at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/floating-down-the-river-i-could-not-keep-my-eyes-off-the-potala-i/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“Decades of destruction, suppression, genocide, sterilization, and political indoctrination could not break the Tibetans’ will for freedom, or their deep-rooted religious beliefs. On”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/decades-of-destruction-suppression-genocide-sterilization-and/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“Tibetans are not famed for their perseverance. Full of enthusiasm at the start, and ready for anything new, their interest flags before long. For…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/tibetans-are-not-famed-for-their-perseverance-full-of-enthusiasm-at/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [We have a saying in Tibet: If a problem can be solved there is no use worrying about it. If it can't be solved,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/we-have-a-saying-in-tibet-if-a-problem-can-be-solved-there-is-no-use/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“I have always envied the Tibetans their simple faith, for all my life I have been a seeker. Though I learned, while in Asia,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/i-have-always-envied-the-tibetans-their-simple-faith-for-all-my-life/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“It was inevitable that Red China would invade Tibet, and then there would be no place for us two friends of Tibetan independence.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/it-was-inevitable-that-red-china-would-invade-tibet-and-then-there/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“There are times when visible poverty has its advantages.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/there-are-times-when-visible-poverty-has-its-advantages/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“What has since happened in Tibet is hardly to be believed. More than 1.2 million Tibetans lost their lives and of about six thousand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/what-has-since-happened-in-tibet-is-hardly-to-be-believed-more-than-1/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [Fear... the right and necessary counterweights to that courage which urges men skyward, and protects them from self-destruction](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/fear-the-right-and-necessary-counterweights-to-that-courage-which/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [“We were told that the name Dalai Lama is not used in Tibet at all. It is a Mongolian expression meaning “Broad Ocean.” Normally…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/we-were-told-that-the-name-dalai-lama-is-not-used-in-tibet-at-all-it/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) > [Wherever I live, I shall feel homesick for Tibet. I often think I can still hear the cries of wild geese and cranes and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/heinrich-harrer/wherever-i-live-i-shall-feel-homesick-for-tibet-i-often-think-i-can/) [Heinrich Harrer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/heinrich-harrer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/world-strange/heinrich-harrer/#itemlist", "name": "1 World Strange Quotes By Heinrich Harrer", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "In the time between the two wars, a British colonial officer said that with the invention of the airplane the world has no secrets left. However, he said, there is one last mystery. There is a large country on the Roof of the World, where strange things happen. 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