Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it.

- Norman Douglas

Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.

- Norman Douglas

The secret of happiness is curiosity

- Norman Douglas

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? Take fifty of our current proverbial sayings—they are so trite, so threadbare, that we can hardly…

- Norman Douglas

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 m…

- Norman Douglas

If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.

- Norman Douglas

You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.

- Norman Douglas

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

- Norman Douglas

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

- Norman Douglas