67 Quotes by Norman Douglas

He talks about the Scylla of Atheism and the Charybdis of Christianity – a state of mind which, by the way, is not conducive to bold navigation.

The law does not content itself with classifying and punishing crime. It invents crime.

You can cram a truth into an epigram – the truth, never.

Everybody overstates his case, particularly when he is anxious to do something which he considers useful.

What is all wisdom save a collection of platitudes?

The pine stays green in winter, wisdom in hardship.

To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him—close two.

Perhaps one should not think so much of oneself, though it is an interesting subject.

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