Norman Douglas
Writer
1868-12-08
Books by Norman Douglas
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South Wind - Norman Douglas
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Old Calabria
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Fountains in the Sand
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Quotes by Norman Douglas
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You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do.
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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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The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.
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It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.
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The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.
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You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
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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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If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.
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The secret of happiness is curiosity.
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The families of our friends are always a disappointment.
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Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.
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The telephone is the greatest nuisance among conveniences, the greatest convenience among nuisances.
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Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.
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The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
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There is a kinship, a kind of freemasonry, between all persons of intelligence, however antagonistic their moral outlook.
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