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

Quote by Norman Douglas

Topics: Friendship Quotes

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.

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...

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.

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.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

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

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

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.

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...

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.

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....

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

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

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity

Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation; for it is...

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

We know our friends by their defects rather than their merits.

A lost friendship is an enemy won.

A lost friendship is an enemy won.

The loneliest woman in the world is a woman without a close woman friend

The loneliest woman in the world is a woman without a close woman friend

No man is wise enough by himself

No man is wise enough by himself