Quotes & anectdotes from the wise, the foolish, the courageous & the drunk

Norman Douglas Novelist

  • Gender: Male
  • Citizenship: United Kingdom
  • Born: Dec 8, 1868
  • Died: Feb 7, 1952

George Norman Douglas was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind.

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? wisdom

The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. wisdom

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. aging

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes. education

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

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner. work

Mother's Day May 12, 2025

Motherhood: All love begins and ends there. 22 other thoughts from Robert Browning

22 other thoughts from Robert Browning

A mother's happiness is like a beacon, lighting up the future but reflected also on the past in the guise of fond memories. 53 sayings from Honore de Balzac

53 sayings from Honore de Balzac

With what price we pay for the glory of motherhood. 5 thoughts from Isadora Duncan

5 thoughts from Isadora Duncan

The babe at first feeds upon the mother's bosom, but it is always on her heart. 58 other sayings from Henry Ward Beecher

58 other sayings from Henry Ward Beecher