Nobody can misunderstand a boy like his own mother. Mothers at present can bring children into the world, but this performance is… — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
Has any man ever obtained inner harmony by simply reading about the experiences of others? Not since the world began has it… — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings—they are so trite, so threadbare, that… — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in… — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
People who have reformed themselves has contributed their full share towards the reformation of their neighbor. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
The true cook is the perfect blend, the only perfect blend, of artist and philosopher. He knows his worth: he holds in his palm… — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others passed unheeded. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
No one can expect a majority to be stirred by motives other than ignoble. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
There is so much goodness in real life- do let us keep it out of our books. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
The business of life is to enjoy oneself; everything else is a mockery. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating. — Norman Douglas Copy Share Image
