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...
wisdom dying sublimity
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
ideals nation
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertising.
close eye friend
To find a friend one must close one eye - to keep him, two.
education echoes states
Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.
family disappointment
The families of our friends are always a disappointment.
issues society age
It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegiance to truth in unimportant matters, to refuse consistently to face her where graver issues are at stake.
age hustle spirit
The present age, for all its cosmopolitan hustle, is curiously suburban in spirit.
real book real-life
There is so much goodness in real life- do let us keep it out of our books.
artist perfect generations
The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm the happiness of mankind, the welfare of generations yet unborn.
neighbor cease all-things
They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to themselves.
attitude believe men
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
justice people not-good-enough
Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest.
moral kind outlook
There is a kinship, a kind of freemasonry, between all persons of intelligence, however antagonistic their moral outlook.
funny mother children
Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to mark the end of their capacities. They can't even attend to the elementary animal requirements of their offspring. It is quite surprising how many children survive in spite of their mothers.