What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes? But the man who orders his life according to their teachings cannot go far wrong

Quote by George Norman Douglas

Topics: Wisdom Quotes

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

A wise man knows everything; a shrewd one, everybody.

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

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

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every...

The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every...

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

Justice is too good for some people and not good enough for the rest

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what...

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

Education is a state-controlled manufactory of echoes.

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

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

The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell...

The advertisers who believe in the selling power of jingles have never had to sell...

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

Advertising people who ignore research are as dangerous as generals who ignore decodes of enemy...

Advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

Advertising is the most fun you can have with your clothes on.

Advertising is fundamentally persuasion and persuasion happens to be not a science, but an art.

Advertising is fundamentally persuasion and persuasion happens to be not a science, but an art.

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

The force of the advertising word and image dwarfs the power of other literature in...

Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and...

Good advertising does not just circulate information. It penetrates the public mind with desires and...

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is...

Every advertisement should be thought of as a contribution to the complex symbol which is...

Just because your ad looks good is no insurance that it will get looked at....

Just because your ad looks good is no insurance that it will get looked at....

It takes an ad to do that well.

It takes an ad to do that well.

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

Living in an age of advertisement, we are perpetually disillusioned. The perfect life is spread...

The most common trouble with advertising is that it tries too hard to impress people.

The most common trouble with advertising is that it tries too hard to impress people.

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

Many manufacturers secretly question whether advertising really sells their product, but are vaguely afraid that...

It was the sort of house that glows with substance and savoir vivre in those...

It was the sort of house that glows with substance and savoir vivre in those...

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent...

By believing passionately in something that still does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...

I also wish that the Pledge of Allegiance were directed at the Constitution and the...