George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 – 7 February 1952) was a British writer, now best known for his 1917 novel South Wind.
Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
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. Use this quote
The pine stays green in winter... wisdom in hardship. Use this quote
What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Use this quote
The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying. Use this quote
A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner. Use this quote
