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

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Source : Norman Douglas (1982). “South Wind”, p.154, Courier Corporation

Norman Douglas

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“The world can absorb only doses of truth... too much would kill it.”
“Even in our day, science suspects beyond the Polar seas, at the very circle of the Arctic Pole, the existence of a sea which never freezes and a continent which is ever green.”
“You don't have to become something that you aren't to become better than you are.”
“There is no reason why challenging themes and engaging stories have to be mutually exclusive - in fact, each can fuel the other. As a filmmaker, I want to entertain people first and foremost. If out of that comes a greater awareness and understanding of a time or a circumstance, then the hope is that change can happen.”
“I can make more generals, but horses cost money.”
“I think the people that are best at something, they don't think about it much. That's the whole key to being good at anything.”

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“You can't exactly bake a man to your specifications. Most of all, one shouldn't alienate a candidate. A hybrid of Einstein, Tarzan and Inge Meysel doesn't exist. Besides, the images of politicians in the media aren't always accurate. I've had my share of experiences in that regard.”
“As so often happens in marriage, roles that had begun almost playfully, to give line and shape to our lives, had hardened like suits of armor and taken us prisoner.”

Source : Molly Haskell (2000). “Love and Other Infectious Diseases: A Memoir”, p.12, iUniverse

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