The harder the life the finer the type and there’s no doubt… - Wilfred Thesiger

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The harder the life the finer the type and there’s no doubt about that; the easier you make life the lower goes your standards.

Wilfred Thesiger

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Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger KBE, DSO, FRAS, FRSL, FRGS (3 June 1910 – 24 August 2003), also called Mubarak bin London (Arabic for "the blessed one of London") was an English explorer and travel writer.

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Alternative Names: Sir Wilfred Thesiger • Wilfred Patrick Thesiger • Sir Wilfred Patrick Thesiger • Wilfred, Sir Thesiger • Mubarak Bin London • Wilfred Patrick, Sir Thesiger • Wilfred Thesinger

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The harder the life the finer the type and there’s no doubt about that; the easier you make life the lower goes your standards. - Wilfred Thesiger

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