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Mahmud Tarzi Quotes

1865–1933 Afghanistan

Mahmud Beg Tarzi (August 23, 1865–November 22, 1933) was one of Afghanistan's greatest intellectuals. He is known as the father of Afghan journalism and poetry.

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The ways of the British are inscrutable but they always seem to obtain their own ends without compromising their dignity or their honor.

The oppressed martyrs of our culture have shed blood that nourish the red tulips of our nation.

Once Europe existed in a Dark Age and Islam carried the torch of learning. Now we Muslims live in a Dark age.

Although age has its normal limits, it may be extended by two things-the study of history and by travel. Reading history broadens one's perception of the creation of the world, while travel extends one's field of vision.

A Book of Travel to Three Continents (Translated from Dahri) (1914)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Mahmud Tarzi (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.