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Norman Douglas Quotes: The business of life is to enjoy oneself everything else is a mockery.
         

The business of life is to enjoy oneself everything else is a mockery.


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Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.

Distrust of authority should be the first civic duty.



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.



A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.

A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother.



A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.

A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.



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.

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.



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

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



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

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



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

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



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.

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.



Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?

Why always "not yet"? Do flowers in spring say "not yet"?





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I mean, it's not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It's, like, part of you for good.

I mean, it's not surprising, really. Once you love something, you always love it in some way. You have to. It's, like, part of you for good.



Education falls short of divine truth that will empower our spiritual lives

Education falls short of divine truth that will empower our spiritual lives




Some do magic, some are god. Most seems a lie, yet most is true. It all depends on the definitions of words within ones illusion of the world.

Some do magic, some are god. Most seems a lie, yet most is true. It all depends on the definitions of words within ones illusion of the world.



There's no finish line. That's a big pill for people to swallow, Every single day for the rest of your life, you are going to have to make better food choices, and move around a bit more.

There's no finish line. That's a big pill for people to swallow, Every single day for the rest of your life, you are going to have to make better food choices, and move around a bit more.



Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.

Media people should have long noses like an elephant to smell out politicians, mayors, prime ministers and businessmen. We need to know the reality, the good and the bad, not just the appearance.



When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science.

When I looked into the mechanics of being a businessman, I found it wasn't rocket science.



I am the escaped one, After I was born They locked me up inside me But I left. My soul seeks me, Through hills and valley, I hope my soul Never finds me.

I am the escaped one, After I was born They locked me up inside me But I left. My soul seeks me, Through hills and valley, I hope my soul Never finds me.



I was in a coma for five days - I was dead longer than Jesus before he was raised from the dead.

I was in a coma for five days - I was dead longer than Jesus before he was raised from the dead.



The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.

The highest and most beautiful things in life are not to be heard about, nor read about, nor seen but, if one will, are to be lived.




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