Norman Douglas
Norman Douglas
George Norman Douglaswas a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind. His travel books such as his 1915 Old Calabria were also appreciated for the quality of their writing...
realizing dishes
The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.
firsts authority should
Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.
teaching men race
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings—they are so trite, so threadbare, that we can hardly bring our lips to utter them. None the less they embody the concentrated experience of the race, and the man who orders his life according to their teaching cannot go far wrong. How easy that seems! Has any one ever done so? Never. Has any man ever attained to inner harmony by pondering the experience of others? Not since the world began! He must pass through the fire.
friendship eye two
To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.
rude pay half
It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.