Quotes By E. W. Howe

Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.

Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.

Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.

Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.

The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.

To be an ideal guest, stay at home.

Don't abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.

Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.

For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.

When a man is trying to sell you something, don't imagine that he is polite all the time.

When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.

A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.

If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.

If a woman doesn't chase a man a little, she doesn't love him.

Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.

Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.

The most destructive criticism is indifference.

The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.

Every successful person I have heard of has done the best he could with the conditions as he found them, and not waited until next year for better.

The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.

The man who can keep a secret may be wise, but he is not half as wise as the man with no secrets to keep.

The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.

There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night's sleep.

When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.

The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.

Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.

Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.

The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.