Norman Douglas

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

George Norman Douglas (8 December 1868 – 7 February 1952) was a British writer best remembered for his novel South Wind (1917).

Quotes

• You can tell the values of a nation by its advertisements.
  • South Wind (1917)

• Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.
  • South Wind (1917), ch. 20

• As to abuse, I thrive on it. Abuse, hearty abuse, is a tonic to all save men of indifferent health.
  • Some Limericks (1928)

• To find a friend one must close one eye. To keep him—two.
  • Almanac (1941), p. 77

External links

• Encyclopedic article on Norman Douglas on Wikipedia
• Media related to Norman Douglas on Wikimedia Commons