Norman Douglas Quotes

“If you want to see what children can do, you must stop giving them things.”

Norman Douglas

“Bouillabaisse is only good because cooked by the French, who, if they cared to try, could produce an excellent and nutritious substitute out of cigar stumps and empty matchboxes.”

Norman Douglas

“You can tell the values of a nation by its advertisements.”

Norman Douglas book South Wind

South Wind (1917).

“As to abuse, I thrive on it. Abuse, hearty abuse, is a tonic to all save men of indifferent health.”

Norman Douglas

Some Limericks (1928).

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

Norman Douglas