Tahir Shah Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. I felt sure we could gain the upper hand by putting ourselves in the mindset of the Incas. In Search of King Solomon's Mines

2. My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints, allow the imagination to be freed, and we are charged with the capability of heighetned thought.Learn to use your eyes as if they are your ears, he said, and you become connected with the ancient heritage of man, a dream world for the waking mind. In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

3. 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. With such a book the impact isn't necessarily obvious at first...but the more you read it and re-read it, and live with it, and travel with it, the more it speaks to you, and the more you realize that you cannot live without that book. It's then that the wisdom hidden inside, the seed, is passed on. Travels With Myself

4. Previous journeys in search of treasure have taught me that a zigzag strategy is the best way to get ahead. House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City

5. The quest for a lost city erodes your body, damaging you beyond all reason. But it is your mind that bears the heaviest toll. Listen to the doubters, the worriers and the weak, and the vaguest hope of success evaporates. House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City

6. To Succeed, you must reach for the stars, and let your imagination find its own path In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

7. Contemplation is a luxury, requiring time and alternatives. In Search of King Solomon's Mines

8. My father used to tell me that stories offer the listener a chance to escape but, more importantly, he said, they provide people with a chance to maximize their minds. Suspend ordinary constraints, allow the imagination to be freed, and we are charged with the capability of heighetned thought.Learn to use your eyes as if they are your ears, he said, and you become connected with the ancient heritage of man, a dream world for the waking mind. In Arabian Nights: A Caravan of Moroccan Dreams

9. 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. House of the Tiger King: The Quest for a Lost City

10. Time spent in India has a extraordinary effect on one. It acts as a barrier that makes the rest of the world seem unreal. Beyond The Devil's Teeth