Share
×
Inspirational Quotes
Authors
Professions
Topics
Tags
Quote
The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.
Tahir Shah
Share
Change background
T
T
T
Change font
Original
TAGS & TOPICS
Tahir Shah
Age: 57
Born: 1966
Born: November 16
Author
Comedian
Explorer
Journalist
Novelist
Writer
London
England
Make
Men
Behave
Extraordinary
Glory
Ordinary
Taste
Ways
Way
More quotes by Tahir Shah
Foras Road has a sordid reputation (…) Old crones sat in doorways, while their daughters were pushed out to earn money. It is intriguing that a society which is very covert with sexuality should be so straightforward about prostitution.
Tahir Shah
These days no one challenges us,' he said. 'And because there is no challenge, there is no reason to work hard. And with no reason to work hard, we have all become lazy.
Tahir Shah
Buy a house in a foreign country and, it seems, that anything which can go wrong usually does.
Tahir Shah
Any man who has ever led an army, an expedition, or a group of Boy Scouts has sadism in his bones.
Tahir Shah
Once in a very long time you come across a book that is far, far more than the ink, the glue and the paper, a book that seeps into your blood.
Tahir Shah
There’s nothing quite like a good quest for getting your blood pumping.
Tahir Shah
There's nothing like a pack of mules to give one a sense of entourage.
Tahir Shah
In India an explanation is often more confusing than what prompted it.
Tahir Shah
Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.
Tahir Shah
For me, a journey to Damascus is an amazing hunt from beginning to end, a slice through layers of history in search of treasure.
Tahir Shah
Respect was one thing. Survival was another. It was important that I kept my priorities in the right order.
Tahir Shah
One senses that, in these conditions, no amount of wet-wiping could bring true hygiene.
Tahir Shah
I believe that Marrakech ought to be earned as a destination. The journey is the preparation for the experience. Reaching it too fast derides it, makes it a little less easy to understand.
Tahir Shah
The backstreet cafe in Casablanca was for me a place of mystery, a place with a soul, a place with danger. There was a sense that the safety nets had been cut away, that each citizen walked upon the high wire of this, the real world. I longed not merely to travel through it, but to live in such a city.
Tahir Shah
Move to a new country and you quickly see that visiting a place as a tourist, and actually moving there for good, are two very different things.
Tahir Shah
In India everything has a use and a value.
Tahir Shah
My father used to say that stories are part of the most precious heritage of mankind.
Tahir Shah
Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives.
Tahir Shah
On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.
Tahir Shah
A man who embarks on a journey must know when to end it.
Tahir Shah