Top 10 most inspiring quotes by George Norman Douglas
- The sublimity of wisdom is to do those things living, which are to be desired when dying.
- 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.
- It takes a wise man to handle a lie, a fool had better remain honest.
- Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.
- The longer one lives, the more one realizes that nothing is a dish for every day.
- A man can believe a considerable deal of rubbish, and yet go about his daily work in a rational and cheerful manner.
- They who are all things to their neighbors cease to be anything to themselves.
- Shall I give you my recipe for happiness? I find everything useful and nothing indispensable. I find everything wonderful and nothing miraculous. I reverence the body. I avoid first causes like the plague.
- 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.
- The pine stays green in winter… wisdom in hardship.
George Norman Douglas (1868-1952) was a British writer and novelist known for his vivid prose, wit, and controversial lifestyle. Born on December 8, 1868, in Austria, he was the eldest son of a Scottish landowner and an Italian mother.
Douglas attended a variety of schools, including Uppingham School in England, where he encountered difficulties due to his rebellious nature. Later, he studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, where he developed a passion for literature and the classics.
In 1897, he published his first major work, “Siren Land,” a travelogue that praised the beauty of Capri, Italy. This marked the beginning of his literary career. Douglas became associated with the “Decadent” literary movement and was connected to prominent writers like Oscar Wilde and W.B. Yeats.
His most acclaimed work, “South Wind” (1917), brought both critical acclaim and scandal due to its frank exploration of sexual themes and unconventional relationships. Throughout his life, Douglas led a bohemian and somewhat controversial lifestyle, involving numerous romantic entanglements with both men and women.
Despite his literary success, Douglas faced financial difficulties and lived much of his life in voluntary exile. He spent time in various locations, including Italy, the South of France, and Switzerland. In his later years, he settled in the town of Capri, where he passed away on February 7, 1952. George Norman Douglas’s legacy remains as a talented and audacious writer who challenged societal norms through his literary contributions.
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