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

Quote by Norman Douglas

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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.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

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....

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

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

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

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

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...

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?

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

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

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...