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Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City Quotes: The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.
         

The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.


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

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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If hot food is they key to maintaining an expedition's stamina, then low grade gut-rot alcohol is the key to sustaining its sense of pleasure.



The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.

The forest did not tolerate frailty of body or mind. Show your weakness, and it would consume you without hesitation.



There comes a stage at which a man would rather die cleanly by a bullet than by the unknown terror of the phantom in the forest.

There comes a stage at which a man would rather die cleanly by a bullet than by the unknown terror of the phantom in the forest.



I was no longer troubled when he pulled out a machete in a crowded bar, tried to pick up schoolgirls, or threatened to scalp us, then rip off our heads and scoop out our brains.

I was no longer troubled when he pulled out a machete in a crowded bar, tried to pick up schoolgirls, or threatened to scalp us, then rip off our heads and scoop out our brains.



Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.

Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead.



The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there.

The inertia of a jungle village is a dangerous thing. Before you know it your whole life has slipped by and you are still waiting there.



The rain of Madre de Dios is similar to that of the Amazon, but there is a petrifying aspect to it, as if it seeks to wound rather than to nurture.

The rain of Madre de Dios is similar to that of the Amazon, but there is a petrifying aspect to it, as if it seeks to wound rather than to nurture.



On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.

On a hard jungle journey nothing is so important as having a team you can trust.



On a harsh expedition, there's no space for anyone who does not intend to finish.

On a harsh expedition, there's no space for anyone who does not intend to finish.





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This page presents the quote "The taste for glory can make ordinary men behave in extraordinary ways.". Author of this quote is Tahir Shah, House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City. This quote is about ego, behavior, glory,.