Quote by Norman Douglas
Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it. - Norman Dougl

Never take a solemn oath. People think you mean it. – Norman Douglas

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

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There is in us a lyric germ or nucleus which deserves respect it bids a man to ponder or create and in this dim corner of himself he can take refuge and find consolations which the society of his fellow creatures does not provide. – Norman Douglas

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Some persons make promises for the pleasure of breaking them. – William Hazlitt

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As a human being, the best eulogy I can reasonably hope for is “He made his promises sincerely and broke them regretfully.” – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Politicians are the same all over. They promise to build bridges even when there are no rivers. – Nikita Khrushchev

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Every organization of men, be it social or political, ultimately relies on mans capacity for making promises and keeping them. – Hannah Arendt

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Gods gifts put mans best dreams to shame. – Elizabeth Barrett Browning

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Five enemies of peace inhabit with us – avarice, ambition, envy, anger, and pride if these were to be banished, we should infallibly enjoy perpetual peace. – Petrarch

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It was pride that changed angels into devils it is humility that makes men as angels. – Saint Augustine

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That which is striking and beautiful is not always good, but that which is good is always beautiful. – Ninon de L’Enclos

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