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Norman Douglas Quotes

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

As to abuse, I thrive on it. Abuse, hearty abuse, is a tonic to all save men of indifferent health Picture Quote #1

Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends Picture Quote #1

One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out Picture Quote #1

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day Picture Quote #1

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There is a kinship, a kind of freemasonry, between all persons of intelligence, however antagonistic their moral outlook Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

Has any man ever obtained inner harmony by simply reading about the experiences of others? Not since the world began has it ever happened. Each man must go through the fire himself Picture Quote #1

How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one’s senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a man to ponder or create; and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide (Norman Douglas Quotes) 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 Quotes) As to abuse, I thrive on it. Abuse, hearty abuse, is a tonic to all save men of indifferent health (Norman Douglas Quotes) Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends (Norman Douglas Quotes) One can always trust to time. Insert a wedge of time and nearly everything straightens itself out (Norman Douglas Quotes) The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day (Norman Douglas Quotes) There is a kinship, a kind of freemasonry, between all persons of intelligence, however antagonistic their moral outlook (Norman Douglas Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 (Norman Douglas Quotes) Has any man ever obtained inner harmony by simply reading about the experiences of others? Not since the world began has it ever happened. Each man must go through the fire himself (Norman Douglas Quotes) How hard it is, sometimes, to trust the evidence of one’s senses! How reluctantly the mind consents to reality (Norman Douglas Quotes) 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 (Norman Douglas Quotes)

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