"A journey, I reflected, is of no merit……" — Tahir Shah

"A journey, I reflected, is of no merit unless it has tested you."

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49 Quotes by Tahir Shah

Tahir Shah has 49 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

Through bitter experience I have learned that it is best to promise little and then to reward hard work with…
Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.
If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is the key to…
Stories are not like the real world; they aren't held back by what we know is false or true. What's…
Believe, and what was impossible becomes possible what at first was hidden becomes visible.
Searching for a lost city is a particularly European obsession.
For my father there was no sharper way to understand a country than by listening to its stories.
Enlightenment, and the death which comes before it, is the primary business of Varanasi.
I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching…
Real travel is not about the highlights with which you dazzle your friends once you're home. It's about the loneliness,…
To be selfless, you would give charity anonymously, walj softly on the earth, and look out for others-even total strangers-before…
Close your senses and the imagination comes alive. It's inside us all, dulled by endless television reruns and by a…

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More Inspirational Quotes

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This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would… — Hannah Arendt
Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth… — Pietro Aretino
Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento

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