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> [To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/to-find-a-friend-one-must-close-one-eye-to-keep-him-two/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

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## More by Norman Douglas

> [People who have reformed themselves has contributed their full share towards the reformation of their neighbor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/people-who-have-reformed-themselves-has-contributed-their-full-share/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him...two.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/to-find-a-friend-one-must-close-one-eye-to-keep-him-two/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/the-pine-stays-green-in-winter-wisdom-in-hardship/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/the-true-cook-is-the-perfect-blend-the-only-perfect-blend-of-artist/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/it-seldom-pays-to-be-rude-it-never-pays-to-be-only-half-rude/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/one-can-always-trust-to-time-insert-a-wedge-of-time-and-nearly/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others passed unheeded.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/learn-to-foster-an-ardent-imagination-so-shall-you-descry-beauty/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [No one can expect a majority to be stirred by motives other than ignoble.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/no-one-can-expect-a-majority-to-be-stirred-by-motives-other-than/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [There is so much goodness in real life- do let us keep it out of our books.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/there-is-so-much-goodness-in-real-life-do-let-us-keep-it-out-of-our/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [No great man is ever born too soon or too late.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/no-great-man-is-ever-born-too-soon-or-too-late/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [The business of life is to enjoy oneself; everything else is a mockery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/the-business-of-life-is-to-enjoy-oneself-everything-else-is-a-mockery/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/wine-is-a-precarious-aphrodisiac-and-its-fumes-have-blighted-many-a/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is apt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/nobody-can-misunderstand-a-boy-like-his-own-mother-mothers-at-present/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/you-can-construct-the-character-of-a-man-and-his-age-not-only-from/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

> [Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-douglas/bouillabaisse-is-only-good-because-cooked-by-the-french-who-if-they/)

[Norman Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-douglas/)

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