You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do. Norman Douglas More Quotes by Norman Douglas More Quotes From Norman Douglas There is a kinship, a kind of freemasonry, between all persons of intelligence, however antagonistic their moral outlook. Norman Douglas outlook moral kind A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother. Norman Douglas grandmother food men The business of life is to enjoy oneself; everything else is a mockery. Norman Douglas enjoy business life You can cram a truth into an epigram - the truth, never. Norman Douglas epigrams truth I wish the English still possessed a shred of the old sense of humour which Puritanism, and dyspepsia, and newspaper reading, and tea-drinking have nearly extinguished. Norman Douglas reading drinking tea It seldom pays to be rude. It never pays to be only half-rude. Norman Douglas rude half pay I can find no room in my cosmos for a deity save as a waste product of human weakness, the excrement of the imagination. Norman Douglas deities weakness imagination What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong. Norman Douglas teaching men order 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. Norman Douglas issues society political The present age, for all its cosmopolitan hustle, is curiously suburban in spirit. Norman Douglas hustle spirit age Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes. Norman Douglas echoes education school The secret of happiness is curiosity Norman Douglas secret motivational happiness It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest. Norman Douglas wise men lying Wine is a precarious aphrodisiac, and its fumes have blighted many a mating. Norman Douglas mating aphrodisiac wine He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity - a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation. Norman Douglas scylla atheism mind Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague. Norman Douglas laughter happiness giving Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest. Norman Douglas not-good-enough justice people A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner. Norman Douglas attitude men believe They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to themselves. Norman Douglas neighbor inspirational relationship There is so much goodness in real life- do let us keep it out of our books. Norman Douglas real-life real book
