# Quote — Paul Theroux, The Old Patagonian Express

> You must not judge people by their country. In South America, it is always wise to judge people by their altitude.

- Author: [Paul Theroux](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux.md)
- Book: [The Old Patagonian Express](https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/the-old-patagonian-express.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/paul-theroux/the-old-patagonian-express/you-must-not

## More from this book

> You define a good flight by negatives: you didn’t get hijacked, you didn’t crash, you didn’t throw up, you weren’t late, you weren’t nauseated by the food. So you are grateful.

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> Tightfisted people are as mean with friendship as they are with cash--suspicious, unbelieving, and incurious.

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