Quote by Norman Douglas
Why always

Why always “not yet”? Do flowers in spring say “not yet”? – Norman Douglas

Other quotes by Norman Douglas

You can construct the character of a man and his age not only from what he does and says, but from what he fails to say and do. – Norman Douglas

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Age
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It is one of the maladies of our age to profess a frenzied allegiance to truth in unimportant matters, to refuse consistently to face her where graver issues are at stake. – Norman Douglas

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Society
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Carpe Diem
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Who knows whether the gods will add tomorrow to the present hour? – Horace

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Carpe Diem

Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness. – Jean de La Bruyère

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Carpe Diem

Life is not lost by dying; life is lost minute by minute, day by dragging day, in all the thousand small uncaring ways. – Stephen Vincent Benét

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Carpe Diem

Many a man gets weary of clamping down on his rough impulses, which if given occasional release would encourage the living of life with salt in it, in place of dust. – Henry S. Haskins

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Carpe Diem

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I am usually part of any disaster at a wedding if Im a bridesmaid, which Ive been lucky enough to be several times. – Jennifer Garner

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Idleness is a constant sin, and labor is a duty. Idleness is the devils home for temptation and for unprofitable, distracting musings; while labor profit others and ourselves. – Anne Baxter

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The land ethic simply enlarges the boundaries of the community to include soils, waters, plants, and animals, or collectively: the land. – Aldo Leopold

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Spontaneity is good. Routine is good. Conflicting goodness? No. Balance is life. – Terri Guillemets

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