Norman Douglas Quotes

To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him - two
Norman Douglas quote

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
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They who are all things to their neighbours cease to be anything to themselves.
Norman Douglas quote

The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.
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Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.
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Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.
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Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.
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A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
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Biography

Scottish essayist