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

Quote by Norman Douglas

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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.

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

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

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...

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.

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....

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

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.

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...

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

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?

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...

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

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

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

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