"Any man who has ever led an army,……" — Tahir Shah

"Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones."

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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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