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Norman Douglas Quotes

Norman Douglas quotes

British Writer December 8, 1868 – February 7, 1952

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Norman Douglas quote: "To find a friend one must close one eye - to keep him, two."
To find a friend one must close one eye - to keep him, two. Norman Douglas
Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has..."
Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends. Norman Douglas
Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's..."
How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one's senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?"
Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"? Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go..."
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes."
Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes. Norman Douglas
There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship."
The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain..."
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it."
Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which..."
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving..."
If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things. Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas quote: "What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?"
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Norman Douglas

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