Phrase by 'Norman Douglas'

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The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer


It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  Lie , Man , Fool , Wise


Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  You , People , Think , Funny


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.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  Man , Respect , Find , Society


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.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  You , Man , Age , Character


To find a friend one must close one eye - to keep him, two.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer


The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  More , Day , Nothing , Every Day


Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  First , Duty , Authority , Civic


Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  Education , Echoes


A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

Author: Norman Douglas - British Writer
  Work , Man , Believe , Daily


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