Mockery Quotes by Norman Douglas

People who have reformed themselves has contributed their full share towards the reformation of their neighbor.

— Norman Douglas

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

— Norman Douglas

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

— 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…

— Norman Douglas

It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude.

— Norman Douglas

One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out.

— Norman Douglas

Learn to foster an ardent imagination; so shall you descry beauty which others passed unheeded.

— Norman Douglas

No one can expect a majority to be stirred by motives other than ignoble.

— Norman Douglas

There is so much goodness in real life- do let us keep it out of our books.

— Norman Douglas

No great man is ever born too soon or too late.

— Norman Douglas

The business of life is to enjoy oneself; everything else is a mockery.

— Norman Douglas

Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating.

— Norman Douglas