It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.

Quote by Norman Douglas

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Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened...

Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened...

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

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

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

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a...

There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect; it bids a...

To find a friend one must close one eye - to keep him, two.

To find a friend one must close one eye - to keep him, two.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily...

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily...

They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to themselves.

They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to themselves.

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

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

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

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

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?

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

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

To find a friend one must close one eye; To keep him, two

To find a friend one must close one eye; To keep him, two

Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable....

Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable....

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

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