“Farmers only worry during the growing season, but townspeople worry all the time.”
― E. W. Howe
“A young man is a theory, an old man is a fact.”
― E. W. Howe
“The greatest humiliation in life, is to work hard on something from which you expect great appreciation, and then fail to get it.”
― E. W. Howe
“A boy doesn’t have to go to war to be a hero; he can say he doesn’t like pie when he sees there isn’t enough to go around.”
― E. W. Howe
“A thief believes everybody steals.”
― E. W. Howe
“There is only one thing people like that is good for them; a good night’s sleep.”
― E. W. Howe
“Never tell a secret to a bride or a groom; wait until they have been married longer.”
― E. W. Howe
“The little trouble in the world that is not due to love is due to friendship.”
― E. W. Howe
“Fishing seems to be the favorite form of loafing.”
― E. W. Howe
“Some men storm imaginary Alps all their lives, and die in the foothills cursing difficulties which do not exist.”
― E. W. Howe
“When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had, and never will have.”
― E. W. Howe
“One of the surprising things in this world is the respect a worthless man has for himself.”
― E. W. Howe
“The way out of trouble is never as simple as the way in.”
― E. W. Howe
“You needn’t love your enemy, but if you refrain from telling lies about him, you are doing well enough.”
― E. W. Howe
“It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.”
― E. W. Howe
“The feeling of sleepiness when you are not in bed, and can’t get there, is the meanest feeling in the world.”
― E. W. Howe
“If there were no schools to take the children away from home part of the time, the insane asylums would be filled with mothers.”
― E. W. Howe
“The modest person is usually admired, if people ever hear of them.”
― E. W. Howe
“If you don’t learn to laugh at troubles, you won’t have anything to laugh at when you grow old.”
― E. W. Howe
“Living up to ideals is like doing everyday work with your Sunday clothes on.”
― E. W. Howe
“To be an ideal guest, stay at home.”
― E. W. Howe
“Many people would be more truthful were it not for their uncontrollable desire to talk.”
― E. W. Howe
“The most destructive criticism is indifference.”
― E. W. Howe
“A man will do more for his stubbornness than for his religion or his country.”
― E. W. Howe
“Marriage is a good deal like a circus: there is not as much in it as is represented in the advertising.”
― E. W. Howe
“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.”
― E. W. Howe
“A good scare is worth more to a man than good advice.”
― E. W. Howe
“When a friend is in trouble, don’t annoy him by asking if there is anything you can do. Think up something appropriate and do it.”
― E. W. Howe
“When a man has no reason to trust himself, he trusts in luck.”
― E. W. Howe
“No woman ever falls in love with a man unless she has a better opinion of him than he deserves.”
― E. W. Howe
“The sounder your argument, the more satisfaction you get out of it.”
― E. W. Howe
“Some men are alive simply because it is against the law to kill them.”
― E. W. Howe
“No man would listen to you talk if he didn’t know it was his turn next.”
― E. W. Howe
“There is nothing so well known as that we should not expect something for nothing – but we all do and call it Hope.”
― E. W. Howe
“It is hard to convince a high-school student that he will encounter a lot of problems more difficult than those of algebra and geometry.”
― E. W. Howe
“What people say behind your back is your standing in the community.”
― E. W. Howe
“When you are in trouble, people who call to sympathize are really looking for the particulars.”
― E. W. Howe
“There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.”
― E. W. Howe
“Men have as exaggerated an idea of their rights as women have of their wrongs.”
― E. W. Howe
“Instead of loving your enemies – treat your friends a little better.”
― E. W. Howe
“If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don’t imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.”
― E. W. Howe
“Many a man is saved from being a thief by finding everything locked up.”
― E. W. Howe
“The only way to amuse some people is to slip and fall on an icy pavement.”
― E. W. Howe
“None of us can boast about the morality of our ancestors. The record does not show that Adam and Eve were ever married.”
― E. W. Howe
“Families with babies and families without babies are sorry for each other.”
― E. W. Howe
“Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.”
― E. W. Howe
“Don’t abuse your friends and expect them to consider it criticism.”
― E. W. Howe
“A modest man is usually admired, if people ever hear of him.”
― E. W. Howe
“The worst feeling in the world is the homesickness that comes over a man occasionally when he is at home.”
― E. W. Howe
“Everyone suffers wrongs for which there is no remedy.”
― E. W. Howe
“When men are not regretting that life is so short, they are doing something to kill time.”
― E. W. Howe
“All of the troubles that some people have in life is that which they married into.”
― E. W. Howe
“Virtue must be valuable, if men and women of all degrees pretend to have it.”
― E. W. Howe
“People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can’t do.”
― E. W. Howe
“Americans detest all lies except lies spoken in public or printed lies.”
― E. W. Howe
“A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.”
― E. W. Howe
“For every quarrel a man and wife have before others, they have a hundred when alone.”
― E. W. Howe
“The average man’s judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.”
― E. W. Howe
“A woman is as old as she looks before breakfast.”
― E. W. Howe
“If a woman doesn’t chase a man a little, she doesn’t love him.”
― E. W. Howe
“Half the time men think they are talking business, they are wasting time.”
― E. W. Howe
“The underdog often starts the fight, and occasionally the upper dog deserves to win.”
― E. W. Howe
“A woman who can’t forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.”
― E. W. Howe
“When a man is trying to sell you something, don’t imagine that he is polite all the time.”
― E. W. Howe
“If your faith is opposed to experience, to human learning and investigation, it is not worth the breath used in giving it expression.”
― E. W. Howe
“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.”
― E. W. Howe
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